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Vol. 172 Issue 28 

July 7, 2003 

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C o n t e n t s 

Notice 959 

Vacancy Notices 959-960 

Electoral Notice 960 

Income Tax Installment 960-961 

Bureau of Standards 961 

Customs Rates 961 

Judicial Sales 961-964 

Alliance Assurance 965 

Liquor Licence 966 

Declaration of land 967-968 

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court 969-970 

Press Releases 971-1011 

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SAINT LUCIA GOVERNMENT GAZETTE — MONDAY 7 JULY, 2003 ISSUE 28

NOTICE 

THE National Printing Corporation, in its continued efforts at upgrading the Saint Lucia Gazette and making it more 

customer friendly, will in the month of July change the pictorial image to the cover page of the weekly publication. All 

subscribers to the Gazette can expect similar pictorial changes every three (3) months to the Gazette, with the chosen 

picture depicting a major national event during the period. 

The chosen picture for the July to September Gazette cover page will depict Saint Lucia’s African heritage and history 

along with its slavery and sugar production era. We at the National Printing Corporation (NPC) believes that this 

depiction is indeed timely, as on August 01 st 2003 we will be celebrating our 165th anniversary of emancipation from this 

slavery era. 

We believe that by our portrayal of this segment of our history we will be building more awareness and currency to help 

celebrate the anniversary of emancipation on August 01 st each year. 

I therefore, would like to take this opportunity to thank the Manager of La Sikwa Sugar Mill of Anse La Raye and that of the 

Mabouya Valley Development Project for the pictures that grace our cover page. 

The management of the National Printing Corporation, again takes this opportunity to invite all subscribers and readers 

of the Saint Lucia Gazette to assist with the modernization of the Gazette by offering ideas and suggestions on the way 

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Edmund Regis 

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 

No. 57 of 2003 — Pensionable Offices 

Order — $10.50. 

Edmund Regis 

Manager 

NOTICE 

NOTICE 

Pursuant to section 48 of the Motor 

Vehicle & Road Traffic Act No.10 of 2003, 

the following persons have been 

appointed to serve on St. Lucia Transport 

Board. 

Mr. Vaughn Louis -Fernand -Chairperson 

Dr. Marlyn Morris -Representative 

Ministry of Tourism 

Mr. Rene Williams -Representative 

Attorney General's Chambers 

Mr. Jerome Jules -Representative 

Ministry of Communications, Works, 

Transport and Public Utilities 

Asp. George Modeste -Representative 

Commissioner of Police 

Mr. John Elliott -Representative St. Lucia 

Garage Proprietors' Association 

Mr. Guy Joseph and Mr. Robert Solomon 

-Representatives of the Umbrella 

Organizations representing drivers of 

Public Omnibuses 

Mrs. Arletta Bailey -Representative The 

Insurance Council of Saint Lucia 

Mr. Errol Charles and Mr. Michael 

Gaspard -Representatives of the 

General Public for Traffic Safety 

As per section 16 of the Motor Vehicle & 

Road Traffic Act. No.10 of 2003, the 

following persons have been designated 

as qualified inspectors for all categories 

of motor vehicles. 

Mr. Spencer Samuel -Ministry of Communications, 

Works, Transport & Public 

Utilities 

Mr. Martin Joseph -Ministry of Communications, 

Works, Transport & Public 

Utilities 

Mr. Brian Weekes -Ministry of Communications, 

Works, Transport & 

Public Utilities. 

VACANCY NOTICE 

ST. LUClA SOLID W ASTE 

MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY 

Applications are invited from suitably 

qualified persons for the appointment of 

Weighbridge Attendants at the Vieux Fort 

Waste Management Facility formally the 

Vieux Fort Waste Disposal site. 

Qualifications: 

Five (5) CXC passes of which two must 

include English and Mathematics; 

Computer literacy with proficiency in 

Microsoft Excel and Word. 

Salary : 

Salary will be commensurate with 

qualifications and experience. The 

successful applicant will be employed 

on a month-to-month basis. 

Applications : 

Written application along with certified 

detailed particulars of qualifications, 

training and experience, together with 

two (2) references should be received 

by Friday, July 18, 2003. 

Applications should be addressed to: 

The General Manager 

St. Lucia Solid Waste Management 

Authority 

P. O. Box 709, Sans Souci, Castries 


POST OF 

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER 

Ministry of Health, Human Services 

and Family Services 

Qualification : 

Applicants should possess: 

Medical Degree M.B.B.S or M.D. from a 

recognized University with extensive 

SAINT LUCIA GOVERNMENT GAZETTE — MONDAY 7 JULY, 2003 ISSUE 28 959

experience in curative and/or preventative 

fields of medicine including 

extensive administrative and supervisory 

experience such as having been gained 

through training as evidenced by the 

possession of medical qualification 

recognized by the Medical Council of 

St Lucia, with at least three (3) years 

experience. 

Post Graduate qualification in Public 

Health or Medicine/Health Administration 

or Business Administration, with 

at least five (5) years experience. 

Salary : 

Salary is at the fixed rate of $86,400.00 

per annum (grade 19) 

Applications on the prescribed form 

along with certified copies of all 

documents pertaining to qualifications 

should be submitted to: 

The Permanent Secretary 

Ministry of Labour Relations, 

Public Service and Co-operatives 

Waterfront 

Castries 

to reach no later than July 25, 2003. 

Note: Please be advised that unsuitable 

applications will not be acknowledged. 


A CHALLENGING 

INTERNATIONAL CAREER AT THE 

UNITED NATIONS 

The United Nations Secretariat is 

seeking highly qualified individuals from 

Saint Lucia for employment as Junior 

professional officers (P-2 Ievel) at its 

offices. To qualify for these positions, a 

competitive examination will be held in 

Castries on February 10 & 11 or 17 & 18, 

2004, the exact date to be confimed. 

In order to qualify for the examinations, 

one must meet all of the following 

equirements: 

Be a national of Saint Lucia 

Be no more than 32 years old as of 31 

December 2004 (should be born on 

1 January 1972 or after) 

Have at least a first-level University 

degree in one of the following 

occupational fields or related areas: 

Administration, Demography 

Information Technology, Library, 

Political Affairs, Social Affairs, 

Statistics. 

Be fluent in either English or French, the 

two working languages of the 

Secretariat. Knowledge of additional 

official language of the U.N. (Arabic, 

Chinese, Russian, Spanish) is an 

advantage. 

All persons who believe in the purposes 

and ideals of the United Nations and who 

wish to participate in the competitive 

examination are encouraged to apply. 

To receive full consideration, applications 

should be received by 5th September 

2003 in the Examination and Tests 

Section at the United Nations in New 

York by e-mail, fax or mail. 

Detailed information and application 

forms may be obtained from the internet: 

www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/examin.htm 

(in English) 

www.un.org/french/Depts/OHRM/ 

examin/fexam. htm (in French) 

or from the organizations listed below: 

UNITED NATlONS 

2004 NCRE, Room s-2575E 

Examinations and Tests Section/ 

OHRM 

New York, NY 10017, U.S.A 

Fax: (+1) (212) 963-3683 

UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION 

CENTRE - UNIC 

2nd Floor, Bretton Hall 

16 Victoria Avenue 

Port of Spain 

Trinidad, W.I. Tel: (868) 623-4813 

Fax: (868)623-4332 

E-mail: unicpos@unicpos.org.tt 

Home Page URL: www.unicpos.org.tt 

PERMANENT MISSION OF SAINT 

LUCIA TO THE UNITED NATIONS 

800 Second Avenue, 9th Floor 

New York, NY 10017, U.S.A 

Tel: (+1)(212) 697-9360 

Fax: (+1) (212) 697-4993 

E-mail: stlucia@un.int 

MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND CIVIL 

AVIATION 

Conway Business Center 

Waterfront, Castries 

Tel: 758-468-4519 

Fax:: 758-452-7427 

e-mail: foreign@candw.lc 

NOTICE 

ELECTORAL NOTICE 

The public is hereby notified that the 

Supplementary List of Electors for New 

Registrations and Change of Names 

and Addresses for the first half of 2003 

are being posted as from 2nd July 2003, 

at the various Registration Centres and 

Public Buildings to enable all electors to 

scrutinize the Lists to make claims for the 

inclusion of any name omitted from the 

lists and to raise objections to the 

inclusion of any name which should have 

been excluded therefrom. 

The claims and objections are to be 

submitted on Forms 7, 12, 13 and 10 

respectively to the Registration Officer of 

the particular Electoral District or to the 

Chief Elections Officer (in his capacity as 

Chief Registration Officer) between the 

6th to 17th July 2003 during office hours 

from Monday to Friday and between the 

hours of 9:00 a. m. to 12:00 noon on 

Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays. 

These forms are obtainable at the 

Electoral Office, Sub Post Offices and at 

Police Stations island-wide. 

Electoral Department 

Godfrey James Building 

High Street, Castries 

30th June 2003 

Carson Raggie 

Chief Elections Officer 

NOTICE 

INCOME TAX INSTALLMENT 

All Companies, Traders, Partnerships, 

Joint Ventures and other self-employed 

persons subject to tax under the Income 

Tax Act of 1989, Section 101 - “ADVANCE 

PAYMENT OF TAX” are reminded of the 

installment of Income Tax due for the 

Current Income Year and payable on or 

960 


efore June 25, 2003 on Income other 

than emoluments. 

This installment shall be equal to onethird 

of the tax on the estimated 

chargeable income for the preceding 

year. 

Where an installment of such tax is not 

paid by the due date a sum of 10% (per 

centum) shall be added thereto, and 

Interest at the rate of one and a quarter 

per cent per year above the prevailing 

prime rate of interest shall be applied if 

any taxpayer fails to pay by the 

installment due date. 

Comptroller of Inland Revenue 

Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards 

NEW STANDARDS ADOPTED 

The public is hereby notified that the 

following standards have been adopted 

as Saint Lucia National Standards. 

Fresh Produce 

SLNS 55: 2003 

Specification for Watermelon 


Specification for Soursop 


Specification for Pumpkin 


Specification for Passion Fruit 


Specification for Papaya 


Specification for Golden Apples 


Specification for Waternut 

SLNS 62:2003 

Specification for Ginger 


Specification for Eddoes 


Specification for Dry Coconut 

Electrical 

NOTICE 

SLNS 53:2002 

Labelling of Domestic Electrical 

Appliances 

(to be declared compulsory) 

SLNS/BS 7671:2000 

Requirements for Electrical 

Installations (IEE Wiring Regulations, 

Sixteenth Edition) 

Medical 

SLNS/ISO 15189: 

Medical Laboratories – Particular 

Requirements for Quality and 

Competence. 

Information & Documentation: 

SLNS/ISO 15489-1:2001 

Information and documentation — 

Records management — Part 1: 

General 

SLNS/ISO/TR 

15489-2:2001 

Information and documentation — 

Records management — Part 2: 

Guidelines 

Mr. Peter I. Foster 

Chairman 

St. Lucia Standards Council 

May 26th, 2003. 

NOTICE 

EFFECTIVE MONDAY, 7 TH JULY, 

2003 

IT is notified for general information that 

under the provisions of section 78 (2) 

of the Customs (Control and Management) 

Act No. 23 of 1990 as amended 

that the under-mentioned rates of 

exchange shall be used for determining 

their equivalent in E. C. dollars. 

U. K. Pound 4.5447 

U.S.A 2.7169 

Canadian Dollar 2.0504 

Swiss Franc 2.1250 

D.Krs.(Danish Kroners) 0.4437 

Japanese Yen 0.0253 

NZ (New Zealand Dollar) 1.6978 

Australian Dollar 1.9401 

Jamaican Dollar 0.0458 

Guyanese Dollar 0.0141 

Swedish Kroners 0.3589 

Venezuelan Bolivars 0.0017 

Barbados Dollar 1.3568 

Trinidad Dollar 0.4334 

Euro 3.2959 

CLAUDE A. PAUL, 

Comptroller of Customs & Excise. 

NOTICE is hereby given that the 

immovable property hereinafter 

described will be put up for Sale and 

Adjudication by the Sheriff, or her Officer, 

at the Court House or at the Registrar’s 

Office in the City of Castries, on the day 

of Sale hereinafter stated for each 

property between the hours of ten and 

eleven o’clock in the forenoon by the 

Court House clock. 

The purchase money shall be payable 

as follows: 

1. The Officer conducting the sale 

shall require from the Bidder a 

deposit or a certified banker’s 

cheque in the sum of TWO 

THOUSAND AND SIXTY-TWO 

DOLLARS AND NINETY-NINE CENTS 

($2,062.99) equal to one tenth of the 

debt (in principal, interest and costs) 

due to the seizing party. 

2. The Purchaser shall pay the Sheriff 

the Purchase price less the deposit 

within six months of the date of sale 

with interest thereon at the rate of 

six percent per annum. In default of 

such payment the deposit paid by 

the Purchaser shall be forfeited and 

shall be applied towards the Judgement 

Debt. 

SAINT LUCIA 

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE 

(CIVIL) 

No. 926 of 1998 

Between : 

JUDICIAL SALE 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC 

and 

Claimant 

JORDAN TAYLOR of Monchy, Quarter of 

Gros Islet 

Defendant 

Notice is hereby given that by virtue of 

Judgement of the High Court dated 17th 

day of February, 2000, against the 

Defendant herein and Writ of Execution 


Returnable on the 4th day of September, 

2003, there will be put up for Sale 

and Adjudication by the Sheriff or her 

Officer to the highest bidder in the High 

Court House, on Peynier Street, in the 

city of Castries on Friday the 22nd day 

of August, 2003 at ten o’clock in the forenoon 

the following immovable property 

of the Defendant to wit: 

SCHEDULE 

BLOCK 0646B PARCEL NO. 780 

All that piece or parcel of land forming a 

sub-division of part of the Ciceron 

Phase 7 in the Quarter of Castries in the 

State of Saint Lucia. The whole 

containing Four thousand three hundred 

and thirty-two ((4,332 sq. ft.) or (402.4 

sq. m.) as shown as lot No.32 on Plan 

of Survey by J. Modeste Licensed Land 

Surveyor as Plan No. C8043T and 

recorded as 278/82. The said land is 

registered at the Land registry as Block 

0646B Parcel No. 780. 

The said portion of land may be 

described as bounded as follows:- 

NORTH by a 1.0m Drain SOUTH by an 

8.0m Road Reserve EAST by Lot No.33 

and WEST by Lot.31 together with all the 

appurtenances and dependencies of the 

said portion of land including the 

covenants restrictions and stipulations 

contained in Deed for Sale described 

here under. 

TITLE: Deed of Sale by Urban Development 

Corporation to Jordan Taylor 

executed before Cyril A. Landers, 

Notary Royal on the 1st day of July, 

1994 and registered at the Land 

Registry on the 21st day of July, 1994 

in block and Parcel No. 0646B 780 

and as Instrument No. 2788/94. 

UPSET PRICE: $15,162.00 

Sheriff’s Office 

Peynier Street, 

Castries 

JUDICIAL SALE 

Deputy Sheriff 












as follows: 




cheque in the sum of EIGHT 

THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND 

EIGHTY-ONE DOLLARS AND 

SEVENTY-SIX CENTS ($8,681.76) 

equal to one tenth of the debt (in 

principal, interest and costs) due to 

the seizing party. 









Debt. 

SAINT LUCIA 


(CIVIL) 

No. 209 of 1997 

Between : 


and 

Claimant 

(1) ANUERIN EDWARD of La Clery, Castries 

(2) Wendy Edward of La Clery, Castries 

Defendants 



day of April, 1997, against the 







city of Castries on Monday the 1st day 

of September, 2003 at ten o’clock in the 

forenoon the following immovable property 


SCHEDULE 


All that piece or parcel of land comprising 

3,486.4 sq. ft. situate at La 

Carriere (La Clery) within the City of 

Castries in the State of Saint Lucia and 

bounded as follows:- on the NORTH by 

PN494, on the SOUTH partly by PN488 

and PN336, on the EAST partly by PN336 

and partly by PN439 and on the WEST 

by the Castries to La Clery Highway or 

howsoever else the same may be 

bounded together with all the appurtenances 

and dependencies thereof including 

the dwelling house and the shed 

erected thereon. 

The whole shown on Plan of Survey by 

G. Guard, licensed Land Surveyor dated 

23rd June, 1980 Drawing No. C5786 and 

lodged on 8th July, 1980 as Record 

No.317/80 also shown as Block 0849E 

Parcel 337 in the Land Registry, Saint 

Lucia established under the Land 

Registration Act No.12 of 1984, of Saint 

Lucia established under the Land 

Registration Act No.12 of 1984. 

TITLE: Deed of Sale by Flora Jacques 

(born Dolor) also called Celestine 

Flora Dolor, Qua Administratrix of 

the estate of the Marie Edward also 

called Anne Dolor to Anuerina 

Edward and Wendy Edward 

executed before Ira D' Auvergne, 

Notary Royal on 9th March, 1993 and 

registered on 17th idem in the Land 

Registry Saint Lucia as Instrument 

No.942/93. 




Castries 


JUDICIAL SALE 











962 



as follows: 




cheque in the sum of NINE 

HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIX DOLLARS 

AND NINETY CENTS ($956.90) equal 

to one tenth of the debt (in 











Debt. 

SAINT LUCIA 


(CIVIL) 

No. 577 of 2000 

Between : 


and 

Claimant 

GERALD JAMES of Grande Riviere, 

Dennery 

Defendant 


Judgement of the High Court dated 21st 

day of September, 2000, against the 







city of Castries on Tuesday the 26th day 


the following immovable property 


SCHEDULE 

BLOCK 1437B PARCEL NO.58 

All that piece or parcel of land 

measuring 1.50 acres or 0.61 hectares 

more or less situate at Morne Panache, 

Quarter of Dennery and bounded as 

follows: NORTH by a Road, SOUTH by 

Block and Parcel Nos.1437B 14, 15 and 

16, EAST by Block and Parcel No. 1437B 

5 and on the WEST by Block and Parcel 

1437B 14 and Block and Parcel No. 

1437B 15 or howsoever else the same 

may be bounded according to Plan of 

Survey by A.J. Hippolyte Licensed Land 

Surveyor dated 5th October, 1989 and 

registered in the Survey Department on 

11th July, 1990 as''Record No. 301/90 

Drawing No. D1192R. 

Together with all the appurtenances and 

dependencies thereof and is registered 

in the Land Registry as Block and 

Parcel No. 1437B 58. 

TITLE: Deed of Sale by Simon Simon to 

Gerald James executed before 

Shirley M. Lewis, Notary Royal on 

the 8th day of May, 1996 and 

registered in the Land Registry on 

the 21st day of May, 1996 as 

instrument No. 1988/96. 




Castries 


JUDICIAL SALE 












as follows: 




cheque in the sum of EIGHT 

THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND 

THIRTY-ONE DOLLARS AND NINE 

CENTS ($8,831.09) equal to one 

tenth of the debt (in principal, 

interest and costs) due to the 

seizing party. 









Debt. 

SAINT LUCIA 


(CIVIL) 

No. 576 of 2000 

Between : 


and 

Claimant 

FERRIS YEARWOOD of #2 Grass Street, 

Castries 

Defendant 



day of December, 2000, against the 







city of Castries on Thursday the 21st 

day of August, 2003 at ten o’clock in the 

forenoon the following immovable 

property of the Defendant to wit: 

SCHEDULE 

BLOCK 1251B PARCEL NO.373 

All that piece or parcel of land 

measuring 11,640 square feet or 0.11 

hectares more or less situate at Grand 

Riviere, Quarter of Gros Islet known as 

lot No. 11 and bounded as follows: - 

NORTH WEST by Block and Parcel No. 

l25lB 371 and Block and Parcel No. 

1251B 372, NORTH EAST by the Grand 

Riviere High Road, SOUTH EAST by 

Block and Parcel No. 1251B 374 and 

SOUTH WEST by a Ravine or howsoever 

else the same may be bounded 

according to plan of Survey by C. W. 

PHILLIP Licensed Land Surveyor dated 

5th November, 1983 and lodged with the 

Chief Surveyor on 6th February, 1985 as 

Drawing No. GI 1964 T Record No. 298/ 

84. Together with all the appurtenances 

and dependencies thereof, and is 

registered in the Land Registry as Block 

and Parcel No. 1251B 373. 

TITLE: Deed of Sale to Ferris Yearwood 

executed before Shirley M. Lewis, 

Notary Royal on the 26th day of 

September, 1997 and registered in 

the Land Registry on the 3rd day of 


October, 1997 as instrument No. 

3852/97. 




Castries 


JUDICIAL SALE 












as follows: 




cheque in the sum of THIRTY-SIX 

THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND 

SEVENTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND 

SIXTY-TWO CENTS ($36,377.62) 

equal to one tenth of the debt (in 











Debt. 

SAINT LUCIA 


(CIVIL) 

No. 601 of 1999 

Between : 

THE BARBADOS MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE 

SOCIETY 

and 

Claimant 

(1) LUCY LOUIS 

(2) LESLIE PROSPERE both of Moule A Vent, 

Monchy, Gros Islet 

Defendants 


Judgement of the High Court dated 22nd 

day of May, 2000, against the 







city of Castries on Friday the 22nd day 


the following immovable 

property of the Defendant to wit: 

SCHEDULE 


All that piece or portion of land being a 

dismemberment of lands known as 

"Lafeuille" in the Registration Quarter of 

Gros Islet and bounded as follows: 

On the NORTH EAST by a road, on the 

SOUTH by a Road on the SOUTH EAST 

by a Block 1454B Parcel No. 474 and on 

the NORTH WEST by Block 1454B 

Parcel 110 or howsoever else the same 

may be bounded. 

The whole containing Six Thousand Five 

Hundred and Twenty Four (6,524) 

Square Feet and shown as Lot No.1 Plan 

of Survey by Dunstan Joseph Licensed 

Land Surveyor dated the 10th day of April, 

1994 and lodged at the surveys office on 

the 2nd day of August 1994 as drawing 

Number GI3318B and recorded as 

Number 438/94. Together with all the 

appurtenances and dependencies 

thereof including the building erected. 

TITLE: Deed of Sale by Global Perspectives 

Limited to THE 

MORTGAGOR executed before 

Esther Greene-Ernest on the 19th 

December, 1995 and registered in 

the Land Registry on the 5th 

January, 1996 as Instrument No. 

32/96 




Castries 


964 


NOTICE 

TAKE NOTICE that ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, a company duly incorporated under the Laws of England and 

duly registered as an external company No. 12F of 1999 under the Companies Act of Saint Lucia and CARIBBEAN ALLIANCE 

INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, a company duly incorporated under the Laws of Antigua and duly registered as an external 

company No. 2001/008F under the Companies Act of Saint Lucia have applied to the Registrar of Insurance for the confirmation 

of a Scheme prepared in accordance with the Insurance Act No. 6 of 1995 as amended. 

Under the terms of the Scheme ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED will transfer to CARIBBEAN ALLIANCE 

INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED and the latter will assume and acquire the insurance portfolio and reserves and all the rights, 

liabilities and obligations of ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED in respect of the portfolio and other contracts relating 

to the business of general insurance carried out by ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED in Saint Lucia, as at May 

31st, 2003. 

CARIBBEAN ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED will assume responsibility for any claim under any contract of 

insurance within the portfolio and will carry out, perform and complete all the obligations and liabilities to be performed under 

the contracts of insurance comprising the portfolio. 

From the date of transfer all legal proceedings by or against ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED will be undertaken 

by CARIBBEAN ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED and will continue by or against CARIBBEAN ALLIANCE 

INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. 

CARIBBEAN ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED will be represented by ST. LUCIA INSURANCES LIMITED of 48 

Micoud Street, Castries, 

The Scheme of Transfer between the parties will be open for inspection at the following address during normal working 

business hours by any Policyholder affected by it, for a period of 15 days after publication of this notice: 

ST. LUCIA INSURANCES LIMITED 

48 MICOUD STREET 

CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA 

Any objections to the proposed scheme are to be filed with the Registrar of Insurance, Ministry of Finance, Financial Centre, 

Bridge Street, Castries, by July 18, 2003. 

Signed: 

Paul Matthews 

Alliance Assurance Company Limited. 

Ernest J. Letby 

Managing Director 

Caribbean Alliance Insurance Company Limited 


NOTICE 

NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to Section 7 of the Liquor Licence Act of 1969 as amended; there will be a Quarterly 

Sitting of the Licence Board on Monday 30th June 2003, at 9:00 a.m. to hear and determine applications for liquor from the 

following applicant(s): 

NAME OF APPLICANT ADDRESS PROPOSED PLACE OF BUSINESS TYPE OF BUSINESS 

Choice Meats & Delicatessen Sunny Acres Gable Woods Mall retail Liquor 

Gerry Martyr Rodney Bay Jeremie Street Restaurant & Bar 

Monica Desroses Marisule Gros Islet do 

Petro Mella Delicette Gros Islet Gros Islet do 

Makeba Garness Cas En Bas Mongiraud Restaurant 

Any person who desires to file a Notice of objection to the granting of a Liquor Licence to any of the above-mentioned applicants 

are hereby required to lodge his/her objection at the First District Court by the 27th June 2003, stating the grounds of the 

objection. 

Forms are available at the First District Court. 

Chairperson, 

Clerk to the Licensing Board 

966 


NOTICE 

SAINT LUCIA 

DECLARATION OF Acquisition Pursuant To Section 3 of the Land Acquisition Ordinance (Chapter 109) 

And 

IN THE MATTER of a Declaration by the Governor General acting on the advice of Cabinet that a portion of land situated at 

Choc Bay in the quarter of Castries in the island of Saint Lucia is likely to be acquired for a public purpose. 

DECLARATION OF ACQUISITION OF LAND 

WHEREAS, IT IS enacted by Section 3 of the Land Acquisition Ordinance Chapter 109 that if the Governor General acting on the 

advice of Cabinet, considers that any land should be acquired for a public purpose, she may cause a Declaration to that effect 

to be made; 

AND WHEREAS, it is considered by the Governor General acting on the advice of Cabinet that the land mentioned and 

described in the Schedule hereto should be acquired for a public purpose to wit: For Housing Development. 

NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby declared by the Governor General acting in accordance with the advice of Cabinet, that upon the 

Second Publication of this Declaration in the Gazette, the lands mentioned in the schedule hereto shall vest absolutely in the 

Crown for a public purpose, to wit: - For Housing Development. 

SCHEDULE 

All that piece of land being Parcel 1050B 807 situated at Choc Bay in the quarter of Castries belonging to Choc Estates Limited 

and is bounded as follows — 

North : Partly by the Old Castries/Babonneau road, Parcel 1050B 808 and 1051B 51 

South : Partly by Parcels 1050B 681, 235, 152, 45, 631 and 701 

East : Partly by Parcels 1050B 61 – 63, 82, 83, 811, 812 and 183 - 189 

West : Partly by the Allan Bousquet Highway, Parcels 1050B 809, 674, 675, 477, 482, 567, 524, 525, 596, 543, 

587 and 755. 

The whole is shown on plan of survey by C.W. Phillips, Licensed Land Surveyor containing an area of 36.33 hectares or 89.78 

acres, dated 15th October, 2001 and lodged in the Survey Office on 30th October, 2001 as “Portion B” on Plan No. C 10155K and 

recorded as 649/2001. 

Dated this 23rd day of June 2003. 

JAMES FLETCHER, 

Secretary to the Cabinet. 

[ Second Publication ] 


NOTICE 

SAINT LUCIA 

DECLARATION OF Acquisition Pursuant To Section 3 of the Land Acquisition Ordinance (Chapter 109) 

And 

IN THE MATTER of a Declaration by the Governor General acting on the advice of Cabinet that a portion of land situated at 

Coubaril in the quarter of Soufriere in the island of Saint Lucia is likely to be acquired for a public purpose. 

DECLARATION OF ACQUISITION OF LAND 

WHEREAS, IT IS enacted by Section 3 of the Land Acquisition Ordinance Chapter 109 that if the Governor General acting on the 

advice of Cabinet, considers that any land should be acquired for a public purpose, she may cause a Declaration to that effect 

to be made; 

AND WHEREAS, it is considered by the Governor General acting on the advice of Cabinet that the land mentioned and 

described in the Schedule hereto should be acquired for a public purpose to wit: For the Relocation of the Persons Affected 

by Hurricane Lenny at Soufriere. 

NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby declared by the Governor General acting in accordance with the advice of Cabinet, that upon the 

Second Publication of this Declaration in the Gazette, the lands mentioned in the schedule hereto shall vest absolutely in the 

Crown for a public purpose, to wit: -For the Relocation of the Persons Affected by Hurricane Lenny at Soufriere. 

SCHEDULE 

All that piece of land being Parcel 0230B 35 at Coubaril in the quarter of Soufriere belonging to Ralph Monplaisir and is 

bounded as follows — 

North : By parcels 0031C 805, 781 & 782 

South : By a ravine 

East : Partly by Soufriere/Vieux Fort road 

West : By parcels 0031C 819, 820 & 822. 

The whole is shown on plan of survey by J. Foche Modeste, Licensed Land Surveyor containing an area of 0.98 hectares (2.43 

acres), dated January 19th, 2000 and lodged in the Survey Office on January 19th, 2000 as Plan No. S.944R and recorded as 

22/2000. 

Dated this 26th day of June 2003. 

JAMES FLETCHER, 

Secretary to the Cabinet. 


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NOTICE 

THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT 


SAINT LUCIA 

Claim No.588 of 2001 

BETWEEN: 

THE BARBADOS MUTUAL LIFE 

ASSURANCE SOCIETY 

And 

Claimant 

1. COREEN GREGG-JAMES 

2. ROBERT GREGG both of Vigie, Castries 

Defendants 

To:- 1. COREEN GREGG-JAMES 

2. ROBERT GREGG whose last known addresses were VIGIE, CASTRIES. 

NOTICE 

TAKE NOTICE that an action has been commenced against you in the High Court of Justice Saint Lucia No.588 of 2001 by THE 

BARBADOS MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY in which the Claimant desires to fix an upset price. 

AND SERVICE of the Notice of the Application to fix upset price in this action on you is being effected by this advertisement in two 

consecutive issues of the local Newspaper circulating in St. Lucia and two consecutive issues of the Official Gazette. If you 

desire to defend the said action you must within 28 days of the last publication of this advertisement enter an acknowledgement 

of service at the Registry of the High Court of Justice in the City of Castries. 

IN DEFAULT of such acknowledgement the Claimant will be entitled to apply to have judgment entered against you. If the 

Claimant does so, you will have no right to be heard by the Court except as to costs or the method of paying any judgment 

unIess you apply to set judgment aside. 

Dated this 18th day of June, 2003. 

McNAMARA & CO. 

Per: 

Solicitors for the Claimant 

This Notice was filed by McNamara & Co., Chambers of #20 Micoud Street, Castries for and on behalf of the Claimant in this matter. 



NOTICE 

General 

IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT 

(A.D. 2003) 

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTION 

No. 1 of 2003 

APPEALS TO THE COURT OF APPEAL 

PROCESSING OF INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATIONS 

[1] In this Administrative Direction, unless otherwise provided for or the context otherwise requires — 

“Court” means the Court of Appeal 

“court below” means the court or tribunal from which an appeal is brought; 

“court office” includes a reference to — 

[a] 

[b] 

the place where documents are to be filed, etc. and includes a magistrate’s office, a Registry of the High Court and 

of the Court of Appeal; and 

members of the court staff who carry out work of a formal or administrative nature under rule 26(1) of the Eastern 

Caribbean Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules 2000. 

Schedule of Chamber Hearings 

[2] The following is the schedule of Chamber hearings for the Court of Appeal for the period 22nd May to July 31st, 2003: 

* June 3rd, 2003 

* June 10th, 2003 

* June 24th, 2003 

* July 16th, 2003 

* July 29th, 2003 

Action by Court Office of Court below on Filing of Interlocutory Application 

[3.1] When an interlocutory application to the Court of Appeal is filed at the High Court or Magistrate Court in 

any State, a hearing date should be immediately inserted in accordance with the schedule in paragraph [2] 

and copies returned to the Applicant for service. 

[3.2] The court office should advise parties that to assist in the case management process and in accordance with 

the internal classification system used by the Court of Appeal Office, interlocutory applications may be 

considered by the Chief Justice or Single Judge of the Court of Appeal before the scheduled hearing date 

and directions given. 

[3.3] An interlocutory application is to be transmitted to the Chief Registrar within 1 business day of filing. 

Duty of Court of Appeal Office to Serve Orders and Directions 

[4] The Court of Appeal office is responsible for ensuring that any Order and/or Directions made by the Court 

on the consideration of an interlocutory application, are served on the parties and court office of the court 

below. 

Dated the 22nd day of May, 2003. 

Sir Dennis Byron 

Chief Justice 

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Craft work in Choiseul - 

A turn for the best 

Monday, June 30, 2003 - A new initiative to integrate craft production with the development of Heritage sites in 

the south-western community of Choiseul, got underway on the weekend. The initiative - formulated by the St. 

Lucia Rural Enterprise Project, (SLREP) - resulted in the formation of the Choiseul Association for Craft and Heritage 

Tourism, CATCH. A ceremony to officially launch the association took place at the Choiseul Secondary School. 

According to the Community Development Officer for Choiseul, Mc Arthur Philip, the overall objective of the project, is 

to develop a unique product for the Choiseul community. Philip says, one of the major roles of the association, is to 

coordinate the activities of craft and heritage tourism production that includes training, marketing and the procurement 

of raw material for crafters. 

Co-ordinator of SLREP David Demacque, indicated that with a vital craft association, members’ interest should receive 

greater attention. However, he lamented what he perceived as “the little attention given to an industry with the potential 

for greater economic development.” 

According to Demacque, the craft industry does not generate much interest among influential officials here; the 

question of the economic contributions of the craft producers is seldom on the economic agenda. Demacque reminded 

the gathering that research carried out by the French Mission and the St. Lucia Heritage Tourism a few years back, 

indicated that craft work in St. Lucia, is quickly growing into a million dollar industry. 

Meantime, parliamentary representative for Choiseul, Honourable Ferguson John stated, that he anticipated that the 

formation of CATCH will address effectively, the many short comings that have affected the development of the craft 

industry in the past. “The formation of CATCH, I sincerely hope, will bring everything in a particular direction, so that 

the abusers will disappear, the industry in fact will no longer be underused, but together we can decide how far we in 

Chosieul are prepared to take our industry.” Ferguson said. 

The Choiseul Association for Craft and Heritage Tourism has also planned to seek linkages with other relevant community 

organisations to further enhance its rural activities. 

Contact: Primus Hutchinson 


Official Welcome Participants to 

Consumers Conference 

Monday, June 23, 2003 - Minister for Commerce, Investment and Consumer Affairs Honourable Phillip J. Pierre 

and his Permanent Secretary Ben Emmanuel, have released welcome messages to incoming dignitaries and 

representatives, attending the Fifth Caribbean Consumer Conference which starts on Wednesday, June 25 at the Cara 

Suites Hotel. 

Minister Pierre in his message, expressed the hope that the forum will be fertile ground “to chart a path on the way 

forward for the consumer organizations in this millennium.” 

Speaking to the rapid pace of technological advances, liberalization agreements and globalization, Permanent Secretary 

Ben Emmanuel concurred, that these developments provide both challenges and opportunities to consumers. He 

noted that consumers ought to be savvy when conducting business, and although consumer agencies play an important 

role in education, consumers also have a responsibility to educate themselves. 

Meanwhile, Director of Consumer Affairs in the Ministry, Phillip McClauren, indicated that in the past, Caribbean 

consumer bodies were of the view that more attention was being focussed on territories such as Latin America, by 

international consumer bodies. He sees the conference as an opportunity for the Caribbean to adopt a more assertive 

stance. This he hopes, will result in the channelling of a lot more resources to the Caribbean Region. 

Contact: Claudia Monlouis 

New Opportunties for Saint Lucia 

coming soon 

Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - Enhancing the relationship between Saint Lucia and Daytona Beach College in 

Florida will soon become a reality when Saint Lucia and the college signs a Memorandum of Understanding to 

achieve higher quality levels in education, training and to assist in implementing projects in mutual interest. 

Two representatives from the college were on island recently to meet with Prime Minister Honourable Dr. Kenny 

Anthony as well as representatives of the Saint Lucia Chamber of Commerce, Ministry of Education and the Sir Arthur 

Lewis Community College. 

Director of the Daytona Beach Community College, Donald Matthews explained the relationship was born when 

Director of the Office of Private Sector Relations Adrian Augier visited the college about a year ago.“Essentially what the 

institute is supposed to do is to try and develop linkages through education, exchanges, agreements, business and 

industry to try and tie the State of Florida closer with the Caribbean. Since that time, the past couple of years 

especially Florida International University and Daytona Beach Community College have sort of reconstituted our efforts 

in the Caribbean. Some areas in which we could cooperate especially with the Office of Private Sector and this is 

mostly dealing with issues of training, technology transfer, entrepreneurial training, management not only in hospitality 

management and in tourism which of course is a major part of what goes on here in Saint Lucia but also in Daytona 

Beach but also in other areas as well.” 

The Memorandum of Understanding will be signed in the next two weeks. 

Contact: Rose Marie Harris 

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Saint Lucia To Receive Significant 

Exposure 

Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - The designation of the island’s pitons as a World Heritage Site can result in increased 

publicity for the island. Speaking with the local media Tuesday July 1, 2003, Cabinet Secretary Dr. James 

Fletcher explained the designation of the pitons can be used as a very significant marketing tool. “And that really 

says a lot about the country, its heritage. It is also a very significant marketing tool for the country in that for example 

the Ministry of Tourism and our tourist board having now had the opportunity to say that Saint Lucia has a site such as 

the pitons which is a world heritage site can use that as part of its marketing tool.” 

According to Dr. Fletcher “now the pitons are really a land mark of Saint Lucia but we are not able to say that the 

pitons are world heritage site. We now have the very visible physical landmark of the pitons coupled with the fact that 

these pitons are now designated World Heritage site and it really increase the appeal of Saint Lucia to many persons 

particularly persons who are very keen on visiting such sites, who are very keen on environmental issues so it really 

is a tremendous significance to the government and people but even more so the people of Saint Lucia for the 

designation of the pitons as a world heritage site.” 

The Piton Management Area will be declared an environmental protection area under section thirty four two of the 

Physical Planning and Development Act number twenty nine of 2001. 

The Cabinet of Ministers have agreed to establish a Piton Management Area Advisory Committee whose responsibilities 

are to review all development, building and structural plans for the area and make recommendations to the Head of the 

Physical Planning department. 

The Advisory Committee will also develop and implement a research and monitoring programme . It is the responsibility 

of the Committee to consult with stakeholders in the process of making development and management decisions for 

the area as well as to undertake a programme of public education and to prepare an annual report on the management 

of the site for presentation to the Cabinet of Ministers. 


A Proud Moment for Saint Lucia 

“ The smallest country to hold 

Presidency of the UN General Assembly 

Thursday, June 26, 2003 – Saint Lucia has been catapulted on to the world stage at a critical time in international 

relations. This was how newly elected President of the United Nations General Assembly Saint Lucia’s External 

Affairs Minister Senator the Honourable Julian Hunte described his election to the prestigious post. 

Minister Hunte who met with the local media Thursday June 26, 2003, outlined the many areas in which Saint Lucia 

stands to benefit. “The Saint Lucia Presidency raises the profile of Saint Lucia within the United Nations system and 

in international affairs generally. It will also raise the profile of the Caricom region. Saint Lucia’s presidency confirms 

that, no matter what challenges the United Nations face, for the most part it sticks to its principles of equality of 

nations large and small – we are the smallest country to hold the presidency.” 

According to the new president, “my election as a representative of a small island developing state should bring Small 

Island Developing States (SIDS) and other small states issues into clearer focus at the United Nations.” 

Saint Lucia will also be at the centre of efforts to resolve many of the challenging problems facing the United Nations, 

having full knowledge and understanding of the United Nations system. Minister Hunte has pledged to work towards 


inging balance back to the Assembly’s agenda and to put development at the centre, while keeping the necessary 

focus on matters of international peace and security. Further interaction with member states of the United Nations 

will enhance Saint Lucia’s knowledge of the foreign and other policies of those states, which would assist with the 

management of the United Nations. 

Finally, the presidency will give Saint Lucia the opportunity together with Caricom to further an important model of 

cooperation among states in the management of high level office in the United Nations and other international 

organisations. 


SACS Leads in Observing day Against 

Drugs Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 

Thursday, June 26, 2003 - Some 3,000 members of Drug Free Clubs around the island, will on Thursday June 26, 

join the Substance Abuse Council Secretariat (SACS), in marking International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit 

Trafficking. 

Activities to mark the day will be held under the theme “Let us talk About Drugs.” Director of the Secretariat, Clement 

Edwards, has stated that the Secretariat has a packed agenda of upcoming activities, commencing on Thursday June 

26, and continuing until July. 

“The various drug free clubs within the community will be doing some literature, poster and flyer distribution, and 

providing the communities with information, on various issues pertaining to drugs, its impact and its effects,” Edwards 

said. 

A Mr. and Miss Drug Free Pageant scheduled for June 29, at the Ti Rocher Micoud Multi-purpose Centre beginning at 

three o’clock, is also on the calendar of activities. 

In 1987, the UN General Assembly decided to observe June 26, as the International Day against Drug Abuse and 

Illicit Trafficking, as an expression of its determination to strengthen action and cooperation, to achieve the goal of 

an international society free of drug abuse 


Construction Workers Advised to Seek 

Professional Certification 

Monday, June 23, 2003 - Trades men and artisans are being called upon to set their sights on acquiring professional 

certification in their respective fields of work. The call comes from both the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College 

Department of Continuing Education and the Ministry of Physical Planning, which have implemented a new portfolio of 

courses for construction workers. 

They are also called to realise that the local construction industry is gravitating towards an intensely competitive 

market, as both regional and international boundaries are becoming open to workers from all walks of life. 

Project Co-ordinator of the Ministry of Physical Planning’s Construction Project, Cuthbert McDiarmed, remarked that 

the old way of learning the trade through informal apprenticeship, will no longer suffice in the face of stiff competition. 

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“It was recognized that we are moving towards a competitive environment. There is the initiative under Caribbean 

Protocols where there’ll be Free Movement of Labour. Barbados has a certification programme. Jamaica has one. It is 

important that St. Lucian construction workers obtain certification in their respective fields,” he said. 

Co-ordinator of the Department of Continuing Education Veronica Simon acknowledged that the certification thrust 

taken up by the College’s Department of Continuing Education, will serve to instil confidence in prospective clients. 

“The certificate is going to be designed in such a way, that it details exactly what topics the persons has covered; so 

if the persons have done carpentry, the topics under carpentry would be there so anybody picking up that certificate 

would know exactly where this persons is, what standards they have gotten to, and what they are qualified to do,” 

Simon said. 

The Colege is offering 15 courses among them Masonry, Plumbing, Tendering and Contracting, Retro-fitting, Tiling 

and Carpentry and Joinery. The courses will cater for contractors, supervisors and the Trade Operators. 

Funding is being provided jointly by the Ministry of Physical Planning and the Caribbean Project for Economic 

Competitiveness – CPEC. 


Government Justifies Expenditure on 

New Correctional Facility 

Thursday, June 26, 2003 - Prime Minister Honourable Dr. Kenny Anthony, has decried what he said were deplorable 

and sub-human conditions that prevailed at Her Majesty’s Prison in down town Castries. Dr. Anthony said it were 

those very concerns, along with the need to maintain national security that prompted government to build the 

multi-million dollar Dennery based Bordelais facility. 

The remarks from Dr. Anthony came against the background of having undertaken an extensive tour of the old prison. 

Accompanied by other government ministers, prison officers and members of the media, the prime minister indicated 

that after witnessing the dehumanising state in which prisoners spent their everyday lives, he was convinced more 

than ever, that government had acted wisely in constructing the new prison. 

According to Dr. Anthony, the conditions that existed at Her Majesty’s Prisons do not justify the treatment meted out 

to both prisoners and prison officers alike. Dr. Anthony argued, that anyone exposed to the conditions at the old 

prisons, would agree that the expenditures on the Bordelais Correctional Facility were justifiable. 

“I believe that Bordelais has done very well so far, and I can well understand why persons are interested in the 

operations of Bordelais. But I do hope that after seeing the conditions at Her Majesty’s Prisons, then it would be 

understood how important that investment really is to the country as a whole. Our very security was at stake.” Prime 

Minister Anthony said. 

The prime minister singled out maintenance as one factor that should have received greater attention at the old prison. 

Dr. Anthony made specific reference to the kitchen environment and Bakery. He expressed the view that perhaps some 

greater sensitivity on these matters could have been displayed in the past, to make life at Her Majesty’s Prison far 

more tolerable. 

St. Lucians will enjoy far greater security as a result of government investing in the Dennery based Bordelais Correctional 

Facility. 

Government is also contemplating moving the operations of the Central Police Station to the old prison some time in 

the near future. The last batch of prisoners left for the Bordelais Correctional Facility early Tuesday. 

Contact: Primus Hutchinson 


Fishing Industry Described as 

“Fastest Growing Economic Sector” 

Monday, June 30, 2003 - As fishermen throughout the island celebrated the feast of St. Peter patron saint of 

fishermen on Sunday June 29, 2003, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 

Honourable Cyprian Lansiquot says recognising the importance of the island’s fishing industry, government has and 

will continue to support this vital industry. With technical and financial assistance from Japan, government continues 

to upgrade the fish landing facilities around the island.. 

This has resulted in the total fish landings and the number of fishers have increased steadily over the past decade. “In 

1994, our fishery landed an estimated 883 tons of fish, captured by some 525 vessels mainly operating out of 17 fish 

landing sites located around the coast. Last year, the catch had grown to over 1600 tons, employing more than 2100 

fishers who now operate out of just over 1080 vessels. Clearly the fisheries remain as one of the fastest growing 

economic sectors in Saint Lucia.” 

Lansiquot believes that despite continued effort at sustainable development there are a number of challenges facing 

that sector. “As a small island developing state with a small economy, our technical, human and financial resources 

are often limited. Hence, while programmes such as fisheries research are undertaken to facilitate improved fishing 

methods, increased stocks and appropriate decision making, they are often limited by these constraints. Further non 

compliance to existing rules and regulations weakens the ability of the sector to develop sustainable and consequently 

jeopardises livelihoods. Another challenge facing the industry is that of organisation and the empowerment of the 

fisher folks to run the affairs of the sector. The various cooperatives and groups must redouble the effort at bringing 

fishers together with a view to reducing cost of operation, making provision for maintaining the infrastructure at the 

various landing sites. The need to improve efficiency in all aspects of the business of fishing is crucial, as more and 

more the traditional forms of assistance that we give the agricultural sector gets challenged.” 

Government remains steadfast in its support for that sector and will continue to provide training for new entrants and 

those already in the business. In collaboration with the various financial institutions credit will be made available for 

those wishing to invest in the industry. 


PM Outlines His Vision of Partnership 

Between State and NGOs 

Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - Prime Minister Honourable Dr. Kenny Anthony has been highlighting what he sees as the 

role of the NGO movement and Civil Society in establishing global linkages, which can bring about changes to the 

lives of Caribbean nationals. 

Speaking at a Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) meeting in St. Lucia last week, that grouped over two 

dozen NGOs as part of the run-up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Abuja, Nigeria in December 

this year, Dr. Anthony expressed the view that the NGO movement was well placed to spearhead the transition of 

democratic expression, agitation and participation, from the local to the global stage. Instead he noted that the NGO 

movement and by extension civil society in the Caribbean, had been pre-occupied with the notion of being in opposition 

to the state. 

“We saw this very clearly in St. Lucia in the early 1990s when the organized groups of banana producers engaged in 

an unyielding episode of militant action against the local State, yet they failed to alter the reality of trade liberalization 

and market adjustment in Europe which was the essential source of their problem,” said Prime Minister Anthony. 

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According to him, “there is very little that one can say to the farming community in St. Lucia that will convince them 

that what has happened in Europe is the fundamental explanation for the plight of banana farmers throughout the 

Windward Islands and indeed the Caribbean as a whole.” 

Dr. Anthony noted that for regional NGOs to maximize their contribution to development and democracy, a new 

maturity in their relationship to the State must be developed. That maturity he said would call for a rejection of 

suspicions and prejudices fed by external agents and instead replaced with a commitment to identifying common 

solutions to joint problems. 

Contact: John Emmanuel 

New Sporting Facilities Expanding 

Economic Possibilities for Sports Tourism 

Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - St. Lucia’s two world class sporting facilities, the Beausejour Cricket Ground (BCG), in 

the North, and the Vieux Fort Stadium in the south, have launched the country onto the international sports scene. 

But many factors requiring serious deliberation and prudence now have to be considered. Among these are exploiting 

the sports-tourism potential of the two multi-million dollar facilities, the development of commercial sports and the 

need to devise ways to make the stadia viable and sustainable. 

Director of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance Louis Lewis, suggests that a linkage between the sports and 

tourism is a strategy that can bring economic advantages to the country. 

“What the stadia allow us to do is to be competitive on a global scale, as are most of our other tourism products. With 

the Beausejour ground for cricket, we can attract world class games. The world class games allow us to penetrate 

deeper into some markets that we traditionally benefit from. With the national stadium down in Vieux-Fort it gives us 

a wider array; we can get into football activities, and we can get into track and field, which are areas which we have not 

exploited, at least not to the maximum capacity,” Lewis said. 

Moreover, these linkages are very likely to translate into economic benefits for 

ordinary persons, Louis added. 

The Beasejour Cricket Ground was home recently to a test match between Sri Lanka and the West Indies. 



DOCUMENTS SALVAGE FIRST AID 

Segregation of Damaged and Undamaged Goods 

It is very important to separate damaged articles (particularly those that are, or have been, wet) from undamaged objects and try 

to maintain the status quo for both, i.e. if they are dry, keep them dry; if they are wet, keep them wet! 

If part of the building is secure, assemble undamaged objects there. Try to maintain stable conditions (particularly temperature 

and humidity) as similar to those that existed before the disaster. 

If no part of the building can be secured, protect damaged and undamaged objects alike in situation (where they are) with 

whatever materials are available (e.g. plastic sheeting) until secure space can be found in another building. Then move the 

documents as quickly as possible, giving priority to undamaged objects. 

Wet Objects 

Wet or damp objects made of organic materials other than paper: 

Spray with unscented Lysol, if available. 

Bag or lightly wrap in plastic sheeting. 

Place in a cool, well-ventilated place away from undamaged objects. 

Examine them daily for mold growth: if any is found, spray again with Lysol and open the bag to allow slow air-drying. 

Never apply heat to wet organic materials. 

If in doubt, freeze them. 

Wet Paintings 

Lay horizontally, face up. 

Support at the corners to ensure air circulation beneath and allow to air dry. 

Do not remove them from their frames. Do not apply heat. 

Wet Books or Documents 

Freeze as soon as possible. 

Wet Photographs 

Dry on flat surface, glossy side up. 

If stuck together, place in water and allow them to come apart naturally. 

Wet Film 

Keep covered in water until professional help is found. 

Wet Metal, Glass or Ceramic Objects 

Air dry quickly. 

If necessary mop gently with clean, soft, dry lint-free cloths or paper towels. 

A warm air blower, hair dryer, may be used on metals with caution. 

Objects that have dried after being wet 

Keep in a cool, well ventilated place apart from those that have not been wet. 

Although it is not necessary to bag or wrap them, inspect them daily for mold. If mold is found, spray with Lysol, remove to the 

wet storage area and treat as wet objects. 

Smoke damaged, Scorched, Charred or Dirt caked Objects 

Handle as little as possible. 

Do not try to clean. If they are dry, treat as dry objects, if they are wet, treat as wet objects. 

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Please note that these are strictly emergency first-aid measures to be used only when a conservator is not immediately available 

(A conservator should be called as soon as possible). 

They do not address all the problems that will arise, but they should minimize the damage that may occur until help arrives. 

For further assistance call the 

Saint Luica National Archives 

at 452-3182 or 

458-1413 

DEALING WITH TREES 

Should a tree branch be hanging over your property you are entitled to trim the branches even if the trunk of the tree is on your 

neighbours property. 

If the trimming of the tree requires that you must be on your neighbour’s property, then you must have the permission of your 

neighbour to cut the tree. 

If the tree is beyond your capability to deal with you may contact the Forestry Department at Union Agricultural Station in writing. 

A forester will provide you with a quotation for the service of cutting the tree. 

Should your neighbour refuse to cooperate in allowing the trimming of the tree, you may refer your case to the Ministry of Health 

under the Public Health (Nuisances) Regulations of 1978 or the St. Lucia Criminal Code S. 452. 

Should a tree be treatening a utility line. You may call LUCELEC or Cable and Wireless to enlist their assistance. 

EXTRACT FROM CRIMINAL CODE 

Offenses affecting Public Comfort, Convenience, Health, Safety 

and Right of Way and Use of Public Places, Water and Works 

Abatement of Nuisances due to Animals, Plants, or other things 

452. (2) If any plant overhangs any premises, the owner of such premises, by notice in writing to the owner of the premises on 

which such plant is, may require him to cut down such plant, or part thereof. 

453. (1) If any notice under the preceding section is not complied with, within five (5) days after it has been given, the person 

aggrieved may lodge a complaint before the magistrate, who shall investigate the said complaint and make such order thereon as 

he shall see fit. 

(2) Every person named in such order, who fails to obey the same within a time to be named therein, for every week of his 

disobedience thereof, is guilty of an offence, and liable summarily to a penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars. 

S. 3. Nuisances. 

SAINT LUCIA 

Statutory Rule and Orders, 1978, No. 10 

Extract from the 

Public Health (Nuisances) Regulations 

For the purpose of theses Regulations, the following shall be nuisances: 

(viii) any tree or other erection which interferes with the entrance of sunlight into or with free 

ventilation of any neighboring premises or building which is dangerous to public health and safety; 

S. 4. Abatement. 

(1) The Medical Officer (Health) or Public Health Inspector on becoming aware of a nuisance shall serve on the person 

committing or permitting same, or upon the owner or occupier of the premises or in respect of which the nuisance exists or is liable 

to occur, a notice to abate or prevent the same within a specified time and, in addition, to do such things as may be necessary for 

that purpose. 


(2) If for any reason the notice to in paragraph (1) of this section be not complied with and in addition to any proceedings which 

may be instituted against the person liable to conviction, the Medical Officer (Health) or Public Health Inspector shall report the 

matter to the Public Health Board. The Board shall cause the nuisance to be abated or prevented and may for this purpose 

authorise any person to enter the premises and do such things as may be necessary. 

5. Expenses in connection with abatement. 

All expenses incurred by the Medical Officer (Health) in abating or preventing a nuisance may be recovered by the Board from the 

person by whose act the nuisance was caused or from the owner or occupier of the premises in which the nuisance existed. 

For assistacne with cutting branches entangled within power/cable lines 

call 

LUCELEC at 452-2165 

or 

Cable and Wireless at 211 

THE FAMILY DISASTER PLAN 

Disaster can strike quickly and without warning. It can force you to evacuate your neighborhood or confine you to your home. 

What would you do if basic services water, gas, electricity or telephones—were cut off? Local officials and relief workers will be 

on the scene after a disaster, but they cannot reach everyone right away. 

Home Hazard Hunt 

1. In a disaster, ordinary items in the home can cause injury and damage. Anything that can move, fall, break, or cause a fire is 

a potential hazard. 

2. Repair defective electrical wiring and leaky gas connections. 

3. Fasten shelves securely. 

4. Place large, heavy objects on lower shelves. 

5. Hang pictures and mirrors away from beds. 

6. Brace overhead light fixtures. 

7. Secure water heater. Strap to wall studs. 

8. Repair cracks in ceilings or foundations. 

9. Store weed killers, pesticides, and flammable products away from heat sources. 

10. Place oily polishing rags or waste in covered metal cans. 

11. Clean and repair chimneys, flue pipes, vent connectors, and gas vents. 

Practice and Maintain Your Plan 

1. Quiz your kids every six months or so. 

2. Conduct fire and emergency evacuations. 

3. Replace stored water and stored food every six months. 

4. Test and recharge your fire extinguisher(s) according to manufacturer’s instructions. 

5. Test your smoke detectors monthly and change the batteries at least once a year. 

Neighbors Helping Neighbors 

Working with neighbors can save lives and property. Meet with your neighbors to plan how the neighborhood could work 

together after a disaster until help arrives. 

If you wish to join a Local Disaster Group call NEMO at 452-3802 

For further information for a family plan contact NEMO at 452-3802 

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HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN 

PART I GENERAL INFORMATION 

1.0 Introduction 

Country Background 

Saint Lucia is situated within a string of islands located east of Central America, known as the West Indies (also called 

the Caribbean). 

It has an area of 610 km2 (238 square miles) and a coastline of 158 km. The island has a continuous maritime zone of 

24 nautical miles (nm) with an exclusive economic zone of 200 nm, the territorial sea is 12 nm. The climate is tropical, 

moderated by northeast trade winds. The dry season is from January to May and the wet season is from June to 

December. 

National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) 

Mission Statement 

The role of the National Emergency Management Organisation [NEMO] is to develop, test and implement adequate 

measures to protect the population of Saint Lucia from the physical, social, environmental and economic effects of both 

natural and man-made disasters. Its responsibility is to ensure the efficient functioning of preparedness, prevention, 

mitigation and response actions. 

The National Emergency Management Office exists to coordinate disaster responses. The National Emergency Management 

Office is the Secretariat of NEMO. 

The National Emergency Management Organisation’s (NEMO) duty is to ensure the efficient functioning of preparedness, 

prevention, mitigation and response actions. The main responsibility of NEMO is to ensure that Saint Lucia is in 

a state of readiness at all times to meet the threat or impact of any hazard. 

Saint Lucia is vulnerable to a number of natural hazards: The annual hurricanes and coastal storms, which can and do 

cause flooding. The island also experiences earthquakes, and is not exempt from the potential and increasing disastrous 

effects of the global climate change. All this together with the high population densities and the resource-intensive 

life style and development of Saint Lucia create a relatively high incidence and risk of technological hazards. 

While the island has taken action over the years to reduce and mitigate such hazards, much remains to be done. With 

this plan, the National Emergency Management Office is attempting to create a hazard mitigation strategy to reflect 

changes in the State. 

This Hazard Mitigation Plan is built on five foundation stones: 

An understanding of the economic, physical, social and cultural development of Saint Lucia; 

Objective analysis of resources, hazard experience, and risk; 

Review of previous mitigation efforts and capabilities; 

An analysis of hazard exposure revealed by the most recent disasters; 

Financial resources are needed to effect the plan 

It is the intention of this document to serve as a framework for systematic, strategic coordination and prioritization of 

mitigation proposals. This plan represents a commitment to long-term mitigation of the effects of natural and technological 

hazards. 

It is the intention of this document to eventually be able to use a Hazard Mitigation Plan as a tool for actively learning the 

lessons being taught by the costly disasters which have occurred in the past few years. Despite the lack of the long- 


debated call for a building code for Saint Lucia, this plan will seek to explore as many areas as possible that need 

mitigation attention. 

Hazard Mitigation Planning should be viewed as a tool for teaching the lessons of disasters better, quicker and cheaper 

than in the past. This Hazard Mitigation Plan proposes to promote better incentives for private actions to promote 

mitigation, and to shift the burden of hazard mitigation from command and control-based systems to information, 

incentives and empowerment. 

The plan incorporates analyses of past storms and of the hazards that may occur; a capability survey of the Saint 

Lucian Government and associated agencies potentially involved in disaster mitigation. 

This mitigation plan is composed of several components. Following this introduction and other sections, an overview of 

the natural hazards in Saint Lucia is presented (Sections 6.0, 7.0), including a discussion of the current and future 

vulnerability of people and property. Section 9.0 discusses the island’s capability to address hazard mitigation. Section 

10.0 sets forth a set of public mitigation goals that will serve to guide subsequent policies, programs and specific 

decisions made with respect to mitigation. The bulk of the plan is contained in Section 12.0 which sets forth a list of 

recommended mitigation actions for reducing vulnerability based on better knowledge of both our exposure to risk, and 

our demonstrated institutional capacity to respond. Finally, 14.0 provides some conclusions and states responsibilities 

for periodic revision of the plan 

2.0 Authority 

The HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN as part of the National Emergency Management Plan documents Government’s 

commitment to disaster preparedness, prevention, mitigation and effective response. It defines the organisational and 

functional, mechanisms and procedures for carrying out a mitigation program. 

This plan was initially designed under the guidance of the Saint Lucia National Disaster Coordinator as a responsibility 

conferred by the Cabinet of Ministers on August 1, 1996 by decision 1149 of 1996. 

It was revised and updated by the National Hazard Mitigation Council and the NEMO in December 2002 (3rd version) 

and this fourth version was revised and updated within the World Bank /OECS project by Arturo López-Portillo, emergency 

planning and mitigation advisor to the NEMO in June 2003 and was submitted to the sectors described in 

Appendix C for their comments and input. 

This version is the result of the revision and comments of the all the sectors consulted mentioned in Appendix C. 

The plan and its yearly updating and evaluation is responsibility of the National Hazard Mitigation Council, chaired by 

the Minister of Works. (See section 11.1.2 National Hazard Mitigation Council). 

3.0 Objectives 

In order to bring to an acceptable minimum level the destruction and devastation resulting from hazards, the plan 

establishes objectives to be achieved through implementation of a number of hazard mitigation measures. The plan 

promotes increased coordination among Governmental, Non Governmental Agencies and officials; and proposes to 

integrate hazard mitigation capabilities and programs into everyday functions. 

The objectives of the plan are : 

To improve understanding of the effects of hazards on the Island; 

To reduce loss of life (human and animal) 

To reduce losses/damage to property and infrastructure. 

To protect public health and safety; 

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To improve the structural strength of buildings. 

To preserve natural and historic resources in vulnerable areas. 

To restrict development in areas of high risk. 

To encourage the use of local resources. 

To reduce the escalating cost of insurance and reinsurance. 

To provide fiscal incentives for incorporating mitigation elements in post-disaster rebuilding/recovery (e.g. Tax 

reductions) 

4.0 Key Measures 

Some key measures to implement these goals include: 

Improved information for private and public planners and managers to avoid the consequences of future hazards; 

Hazard assessment and mapping; 

Delimitation of vulnerable areas to specific hazards; 

Structural and non-structural mitigation measures based on hazard maps; 

Land development according to hazard maps; 

Enhancing communication among agencies to facilitate post-disaster recovery and mitigation; 

Improved hazard mitigation planning and coordination for harbor and coastal facilities; 

Enact and enforce the Saint Lucia Building Code; 

Improving designs and maintenance activities for drainage systems; 

Training to achieve the changed behaviors required for public and private organizations to implement these programs; 

Ensuring consistency of regulations, especially for insurance programs; 

Providing protection from hazards for critical facilities; 

Improve institutions ability to protect their resources; 

Increase public awareness 

5.0 The Wave Of October 26, 1996 

The initial version of the Hazard Mitigation Plan was drafted in the immediate aftermath of Wave of October 26, 1996 that 

caused serious damage in the village of Anse la Raye and the town of Soufriére. The plan therefore reflects most 

immediately the hard lessons of the Wave, which together with Tropical Storm Debby (September 9, 1994) has proven 

to be a stern teacher. Especially significant for this Plan is a new focus on marine and coastal effects of hurricanes (and 

other extreme storms). 

In previous plans, and in the implementation activities supported by previous post-disaster mitigation programs, the 

marine environment has been largely ignored. There are simple reasons to place a high priority on marine and coastal 

hazards of hurricanes and storms. This issue will be more fully developed as one of the priority mitigation activities, but 

the elements of such an argument include: 

Damages were incurred by boats (yachts and fishing boats) washed ashore during the storm; 

Great shoreline and coastal damages the subsequent crushing of areas under the boats and occasional leakage of fuel; 

for the weeks that boats remain stationery; 

Extremely expensive and extensive dock repairs, which can affect insurance rates; 

Hurricane damage to the marine and coastal community is not a phenomenon which only affects a few rich boaters who 

are covered by private insurance; the fishing community of Saint Lucia have their livelihood affected and as such may 

suffer even more. It is a general pattern of hazards with significant impacts on all aspects of the marine community. As 

such it requires and receives attention in this National Hazard Mitigation Plan. 


Part II Assessment of Hazards, Vulnerability and Mitigation Capacity. 

6.0 Hazards In Saint Lucia 

6.1 Hurricanes 

Historically, hurricanes have been the most likely hazard to impact Saint Lucia. Like most islands, Saint Lucia has had 

a dramatic history of severe weather systems hitting in: 1780, 1818, 1819, 1831, 1837, 1841, 1894, 1898, 1923, 1951, 

1955, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1978, 1980, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002. (See Appendix A) 

The occurrence of three severe weather systems hitting within three consecutive years may represent an early foretaste 

of a greater frequency of storms predicted in some forecasting models used by the International Panel on Climate 

Change. 

Saint Lucia faces a constant threat from hurricanes and other coastal storms, and the resulting shoreline flooding and 

water surges. Hurricanes and coastal storms also bring extremely high winds that place unusual stresses on buildings, 

facilities and the population. 

Tropical Storm Debby in 1994, produced losses of more than EC$230 million. The Tropical Wave of October 1996, a 

significantly less energetic storm caused EC$12 million damage (preliminary estimate). 

6.2 Floods 

Another significant natural hazard is the inland flooding which results from large amounts of rainfall, occurring over short 

periods, within the interior of the island. Runoff from rainfall is collected in the narrow, steep drainage ditches called 

“guts”. The island’s steep topography, non-porous rock base, thin clayey soils and ever-increasing development of 

roads, and other impermeable surfaces exacerbate the runoff. As a result, percolation of rainwater is limited, especially 

during storms which generate 8-12 inches in a twenty-four hour period (considered heavy rains). 

There are two types of inland flooding problems which occur: One is the flooding which occurs in the islands’ urban 

areas, (e.g. Castries basin) and which often results from relatively small rains. This is largely the result of an increase 

in impermeable surfaces, the lack of an adequate storm water drainage system and inappropriate garbage disposal that 

block drains. While an adequate drainage system at one time existed, the urban development that has occurred in the 

last twenty years has eliminated or altered many of the older drainage ditches that were filled and/or built upon. 

On the other hand, these smaller rains have less impact outside of the heavily urbanized areas. Flooding problems 

occur in these non-urbanized areas during heavier rains largely as a result of a failure to recognize the importance of 

maintaining and respecting the natural guts and flood plains. These guts have been built upon, channelised traversed 

by roads. Loss of natural vegetation may also contribute to increased runoff and flooding. The Wave of 1996 revealed 

that undersized culverts reduce natural flow and cause overtopping of roads and gut banks causing flooding of adjacent 

properties (as the flood waters do not return to the natural gut). While larger culverts may be more costly in the shortrun, 

in the long run they may save money since they will reduce flood damages and prevent the need to later replace 

undersized culverts. The use of guardrails instead of solid walls on top of road culverts may be a low cost mitigation 

measure for consideration. 

Flooding in Saint Lucia causes tens of thousands of dollars in damage. Recent storms include: 

Floods during Tropical Storm Debbie. 

The floods of October 26, 1996 which resulted in severe flooding and damage in Soufrière, Anse la Raye, Castries and 

Vieux Fort; 

The Castries floods of October 31, 1996 which cut off south Castries from north Castries; 

6.3 Seismic Events 

Earthquakes are the hidden hazards of the West Indies, and they affect Saint Lucia as much as any other island. Many 

of the tremors pass unnoticed, however, the strongest felt by the island was 7.5 on the Richter Scale on March 19, 

1953. 

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Saint Lucia is located near the eastern side of the Caribbean Plate and as such it is susceptible to earthquakes and 

seismic hazards as her sister islands. Strong shocks have been recorded in 1909 (7.0), 1953 (7.5) and in 1996 the 

island experienced a tremor of 4.8. 

Site-specific vulnerability to earthquake damages will depend upon localized soil and geologic conditions. For 

example, recently filled areas will tend to be more subject to earthquake effects, as these are areas where liquefaction 

and ground settling are likely to be greatest. Much of the waterfront areas of Castries for example, pose potential 

liquefaction hazards, as they are located on reclaimed land. 

High-slope areas subject to rock or landslides may pose special hazards further. The land sliding potential is 

particularly great in Saint Lucia; it is likely that substantial road damage will occur as a result of earthquake-induced 

landslides. 

The island is subject to seismic hazard-tsunamis or seismic-induced sea waves. Saint Lucia’s tsunami threat is posed 

by volcanoes like Mt. Pelée in Martinique to the North, Soufriere in St Vincent and the Submarine volcano Kick ’em 

Jenny in Grenada to the South. 

It is important to mention that the Seismic Research Unit of the University of the West Indies has determined that the 

fifty-year return period for a > 7 Magnitude earthquake is almost due. This means that, according to probability, it is 

likely to have a > 7 Magnitude earthquake in Saint Lucia or its surroundings in the next few years. Therefore, mitigation 

activities tending to reduce vulnerability against earthquakes and to be prepared and respond to an earthquake impact 

will be a disaster management priority in the years to come. 

6.4 Volcanic Activity 

The most active volcanic centre on the island is the Qualibou Caldera that is located in the Southwest. The youngest 

volcanic centre is the Soufriere Volcano. The Caldera was formed over 35,000 years ago. There are several volcanic 

domes within the Caldera region. The Soufriere volcano has in the past demonstrated its ability to produce violent and 

destructive eruptions causing serious damage to life and property. One incidence of great violence was observed in 

1770. It seemed to have been a phreatic eruption. 

Because the last evidence of an explosive magmatic eruption of the volcano dates back some 20,000 years ago, it is 

considered less likely to erupt with an eruption of that magnitude in the near future. However, phreatic explosions and 

small and moderate eruptions are more likely to occur. 

6.5 Oil Spills. 

Marine traffic, especially Oil Tankers and cruise vessels which are in transit through coastal waters in the Atlantic 

Ocean and Caribbean Sea present the risk of Marine Oil Pollution from collisions, groundings, sinkings, oil cargo and 

bunker transfer and other marine incidents. Such pollution can threaten recreational areas, sea birds, marine life, 

coastal installations and fisheries. Similarly, cruise ships and pleasure yachts using Ports in the Caribbean Sea 

coupled with Oil Tankers en route to Oil Terminals pose serious threat to the entire Saint Lucian coast. 

In addition the environment is at risk from terrestrial activities, which would include the transportation, storage and use 

of hydrocarbons and other hazardous materials. Potential pollution sources would include garages’ workshops and 

service stations and industrial installations. Many of these lack suitable protocols or facilities, which result in the 

uncontrolled discharge into the environment. 

The Caribbean is one of the two regions in the world that face the greatest risk to its marine environment from major oil 

spills. Approximately 6 million barrels a day of crude oil (23% of the world’s sea-borne oil) is transported in the Wider 

Caribbean Region (ITOPF, October 1996). 

In Saint Lucia, Hess Oil Co. has a storage facility (capacity 9.2 million barrels) located on a 677- acre facility to the 

south of Castries. The Saint Lucia facility has a full deep water access for the largest oil tankers. 


The NEMO and the Oil Spill Action Committee chaired by the Director of Maritime Affairs conducted in 2002 the revision 

of the Oil Spill Contingency Plan. A new version was written including emergency procedures for several response 

activities such as notification, oil spill assessment, etc. 

6.6 Fire 

The history of Saint Lucia is doted with fires. For the first quarter of 1996 the island had experienced over 100 fires. 

Fires in the bush or grasslands that cover extensive areas can usually do damage. They may start by natural causes 

such as lightening. Arsonists or careless smokers may cause them, by those burning woods by for clearing a forest 

area. 

6.7 Dam Collapse 

In July 1996 the John Compton Water Dam was officially opened. 

The uncontrolled or untimely Dam water releases due to weather conditions, natural forces and other causes may lead 

to flash flooding in downstream areas and eventually destruction of properties and loss of lives. It is essential that flood 

control plans and appropriate warning systems in connection with dam water release be in place. Although not all Dam 

failure can be averted coordination and proper monitoring can help reduce the uncertainties. 

6.8 Effects of Global Climate Change. 

There is general consensus that the world is entering a period of significant global climate change, as the result of 

global warming. Among the issues which need to be closely monitored for their significance will be: 

Sea level rise; 

Increased frequency of large storms and hurricanes; and 

New climate change models that suggest diminished rainfall in the tropics. 

Sea level rise has dramatic implications for natural hazard management. The first and most obvious impact is the 

shoreline erosion and flooding which will occur as the normal level of the sea rises. This is a serious problem as the 

towns, villages and City are located on the coastal areas. There are substantial amounts of property and development 

in low harbor and shorefront locations. A second more indirect outcome of global and ocean warming is the likely 

increase in the frequency and severity of hurricane events which are fueled by latent ocean heat. 

7.0 Vulnerability Assessment 

7.1 Population Exposed to Hazards 

Saint Lucia is vulnerable to a number of major natural hazards, with the potential for substantial loss of life and property 

damage. Indeed, the history of the Island is filled with accounts of major natural disasters, including the Hurricane of 

1780 that wrecked havoc from Tobago to Hispaniola. In this section of the plan a brief overview of these hazards is 

provided as well as a qualitative assessment of the extent of people and property currently at risk. 

Current development trends suggest that the island’s population is increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of Hurricanes. 

There has been a tremendous increase in the building of homes and other structures on hillsides and high slopes, much 

of it on stilts, and involving the removal of stabilizing vegetation. 

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Table 7.1 Population Exposed to Hazards. 

Area Population 2000* 

All Castries 62,967 

Castries City 2,362 

Castries Sub-Urban 15,441 

Castries Rural 45,164 

Anse-La-Raye 6,356 

Canaries 1,935 

Soufriere 9,075 

Choiseul 7,323 

Laborie 8,861 

Vieux-Fort 14,833 

Micoud 17,708 

Dennery 12,966 

Gros-Islet 13,972 

TOTAL 155,996 

*Source: Government Statistics Dept. (Saint Lucia). Nov. 2001. 

It is known that higher densities incur greater vulnerability in natural hazards. The special populations of the elderly, 

hospitalized and handicapped tend to be over looked and must be considered by management plans. 

7.2 Assessment of Property Value Exposed to Hazards 

There has been no comprehensive assessment of property values exposed to hazards in Saint Lucia, but the 

experience of the past two major storms/wave is instructive. The value of damages from Tropical Storm Debby (1994), 

concentrated on Vieux Fort, Dennery and Anse la Raye was EC$230 million; preliminary estimates of the value of 

damages from the Wave of 1996 is EC$12 million. 

A preliminary estimate, issued by the Ministry of Works early in the aftermath of The Wave of 1996 included: 

No. Item Immediate ($M) Medium($M) 

1. Clearing of slides 1.0 

2. Clearing of drains, culverts, and crossings 1.4 

3. Construction of retaining structures and drains, 1.5 

and culvert/crossing 

4. Reinstatement of roads 0.6 

5. Bridge replacement/Reinstatement 1.8 1.9 

6. River protection 2.8 

7. Strengthening of bridge abutments 0.5 

TOTAL 9.6 1.9 


This estimate indicates that much of the rehabilitation work done by the Government had to be done on the 

infrastructure of the State. This supports the call for the introduction of a building code in mitigating the total costs of 

hazards. Other high costs for lost employment and lost tourist revenues indicate the importance of rapid recovery, in 

order for economic activities to resume rapidly. 

7.3 Assessment of Critical Facilities Exposed to Hazards 

Critical facilities in Saint Lucia include: 

Hospitals; 

Electrical power (LUCELEC); 

Sewerage systems maintained by the Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO); 

Fire houses and police stations and their associated communications systems island wide; 

Designated emergency shelters 

Air and sea ports maintained by the Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority; 

Communications systems for both intra-island and critical long-distance systems; 

The various cruise ships which dock; 

In the extreme conditions of the last two recent severe weather systems, various combinations of these critical facilities 

have suffered severe damages, which require outside support and reconstruction before they have been able to resume 

“normal” service to their respective communities. 

7.4 Assessment of Danger from Secondary Hazards 

The following table illustrates the secondary effects anticipated from major triggering disasters: 

SECONDARY > landslip blast flash fire storm dam ship power Fuel cut H 2 O sea level hazard phone road 

flood surge fail sink fails off fails rise material fails fail 

PRIMARY \/ 

NATURAL HAZARDS 

HURRICANE * * * * * * * * * * * 

INLAND FLOODING * * * * * * 

EARTH QUAKE * * * * * * * * * * 

LANDSLIDE * * * 

TSUNAM * * * * * * * * * 

MARINE STORMS 

COASTAL FLOODING * 

CLIMATE CHANGE * * * 

OTHER HAZARDS 

MAJOR FIRE * * * * * 

SHIP SINKING * * 

CARGO SHIP ACCIDENT 

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT * * * 

CIVIL DISTURBANCE * * * 

PETROL SPILL * * * * 

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7.5 Assessment of Facilities Managing Hazardous Materials. 

Major hazardous facilities in Saint Lucia include the Hess Oil storage facility, on the West Coast of the island. This plant 

has many large tanks for storing crude oil and petroleum products, and is near to a bay that docks tankers. 

The major plants of the Water and Sewerage Company are also hazardous facilities. They are located near catchment 

areas that are subject to flooding and landslides. 

Secondary hazardous facilities include the public sewerage plants. Associated with the sewage treatment plants is the 

sewerage distribution system, which relies on a number of electrically powered lift stations of sometimes indifferent reliability 

to move the sewage through the system. 

Equally distressing in a major coastal storm are the dozens of package sewage treatment plants maintained by private 

operators such as condominiums, and resort hotels. These facilities are subject to erratic operation in the best of times and 

in a major storm they may be abandoned for long periods of time after the disaster. 

Contamination of coastal waters after a disaster as a result of failure of the sewage treatment plants is a major concern, 

especially since people may use the bays for bathing with no power or other means to readily get water from their cisterns. 

Other than petroleum spills, there are few other instances of danger from exposure to hazardous materials after a natural 

disaster. Increasingly, the Government and people of Saint Lucia must become aware of the attempts to use the region as 

a route for the movement of radioactive material. 

7.6 Assessment of Shelter Need, Existing Capacity and Evacuation Planning 

Lack of shelters has not been a major problem in disaster conditions in Saint Lucia in part because of support from 

extended family groups and informal assistance networks. The tendency after the destruction cause by an event is that 

most residents either move in with neighbours/relatives, or put together housing from the shards of their prior home. This is 

possible because many houses have their own system for water storage which provides a source of potable water, even 

after destruction of the rest of the building, and the mild climate of the region in general makes camping out possible. 

Evacuation from the island after a disaster would be an enormous logistical challenge. Evacuation experience to date has 

been limited to tourists, severely injured patients, and hospital residents when the facilities suffer major damage as occurred 

with the fire at Victoria Hospital on February 1, 1996. The logistics complexities and costs of evacuation over sea are 

enormous, but could be accomplished given sufficient barge capacity and the ability to lodge the refugees on open accessible 

land. 

7.7 Assessment of Environmental Impacts of a Disaster 

Depending on the nature of the disaster and the secondary elements associated with it, environmental consequences of a 

disaster can be extreme. Surviving natural ecosystems tend to be relatively resilient, but sometimes the time scales of man 

can create problems when the time scale of the ecosystems are not in sync. This creates problems, when, for example, 

pressure mounts to “reclaim” apparently dead mangrove forests which may take six months or longer to begin to recover 

from severe salt blast damage from a hurricane. 

The recovery process is also dangerous to natural features because of the tendency to relax standards for the disposal of 

trash and more noxious solid waste in the immediate aftermath of cleanup activities. Recovery operations should try to 

harness local private voluntary organizations to monitor this process. 

Hurricanes and their impact are most critical to Saint Lucia in terms of broad scale environmental impacts because of the 

continuous flooding impacts on low, coastal and marine areas with severe habitat destruction of coral reefs, forested upland 

areas, including the destruction of food sources for many animals. 


8.0 Risk Assessment 

Saint Lucia is vulnerable to a number of major natural hazards, with the potential for substantial loss of life and property 

damage. Indeed, like the rest of the region, the history of the island is replete with accounts of major natural disasters. 

In this section of the plan a brief overview of these hazards is provided as well as qualitative assessment of the extent 

of people and property currently at risk. 

8.1 Systematic Risk Assessment 

There is a need to incorporate comprehensive hazard or natural hazard risk in the planning and development permitting 

systems. Further development of systematic risk assessment studies for the island, especially in the wake of the 

severe disasters of the past few years, may provide understanding of insurance costs and active mitigation efforts for 

future planning. Installation of a systematic risk assessment process should be a long-term goal of the Government. 

Because there is such a small insurance market, insurance rates do not provide a useful surrogate for risk assessment 

as they may in other jurisdictions. Risk in Saint Lucia is tightly linked to geography. It is important to any systematic 

assessment of risk that the Government implements its geographic information systems capability. 

8.2 Assessment of Data Quality 

Data resources, especially mapped resources and hazards (i.e., GIS) offer the potential for substantially increased data 

quality for mitigation planning, as well as disaster preparedness and recovery operations. At the present time, data 

quality for mitigation faces difficulties in timeliness and relevance. 

9.0 Analysis Of Saint Lucia’s Organisations, Legislation And Mitigation Projects 

9.1 Disaster Legislation in Saint Lucia 

Disaster Preparedness and Response Act 

At the CDERA 5th Board Meeting held in Antigua in May 1996 member States were presented with a Draft Disaster 

Preparedness Model Legislation as prepared by the Caribbean Law Institute. 

On June 26, 1996 the National Emergency Management Office hosted a one-day consultation to discuss the Draft 

Disaster Preparedness Model Legislation. 

The Disaster Preparedness and Response Act # 13 of 2000 was approved in August 2000 and gives responsibilities to 

the NEMO, its members and the Director of NEMO. It is based on the CDERA Model. 

Emergency Powers Act 

If damage and circumstances warrant such action, the Governor General will, on the advise of the Cabinet, issue a 

Proclamation declaring a State of Emergency under the Emergency Powers and Declaration of Emergency, sections 

14 and 17 of the Saint Lucia Constitution, Order 1978. Under such a Proclamation the Emergency Powers (Disasters) 

Act No. 5 of 1995 can be invoked providing the National Disaster Coordinator and/or his/her Agents with specific powers 

of the requisition of resources. 

Specific Issues addressed in Legislation 

Specially Vulnerable Areas. In the DPRA, Part VI, 15 (1) we read: “The Prime Minister may on the recommendation of 

the Director designate specially vulnerable areas for the purpose of mitigation of, preparedness for, response to and 

recovery from emergencies and disasters by delimiting such areas under this section” The NEMO, the NHMC and 

particularly the Ministry of Physical Development must work together to establish these areas in Saint Lucia and delimit 

them considering different hazards. Knowing these areas will allow a better planning of development that considers risk 

and vulnerability in order to implement adequate mitigation measures. 

Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs). All EIAs as part of the report submission should have a Hazard Impact 

Assessment (HIA). Wherein potential hazard and damage shall be considered and mitigation steps outlined. 

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Trees. One area of heated debate was that of trees as a hazard. There was particular interest in the rights of agencies and 

individuals when it came to the trimming of neighbouring of trees that constituted a hazard. The powers of the Hazard 

Officer as defined by the Model Bill were of concern. Careful consideration must be given to the level of creditability given to 

these officers particularly in light of the fact that the reports produced by them would carry weight in a Court of Law. 

In the mean time the Public Health (Nuisances) Regulations No. 10 of 1978 states as follows: 

Nuisances. For the purpose of theses Regulations, the following shall be nuisances: 

(viii) any tree or other erection which interferes with the entrance of sunlight into or with free ventilation of any neighbouring 

premises or building which is dangerous to public health and safety; 

Abatement. (1) The Medical Officer (Health) or Public Health Inspector on becoming aware of a nuisance shall serve on the 

person committing or permitting same, or upon the owner or occupier of the premises or in respect of which the nuisance 

exists or is liable to occur, a notice to abate or prevent the same within a specified time and, in addition, to do such things 

as may be necessary for that purpose. 

Roofs. Unless such permission to the contrary is given it is recommended that all roofs should be pitched between the 

recommended pitch of 26 to 40 degrees. It is also recommended that all balcony roofs be constructed separate form the 

main roofing systems. Overhangs should be at maximum 1’-6". (GOSL - Hurricane Resistant Construction Manual pp. 25) 

Other Legislation. 

Education Act. It is recommended that Principals be informed in writing that they are expected to be the Shelter Manager 

for their structure. 

Tax Laws. The possibility of financial incentives must be given consideration for individuals, families and institutions that 

make a concerted effort to mitigate against disasters. 

9.2 National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) 

The role of the National Emergency Management Organisation [NEMO] is to develop, test and implement adequate measures 

to protect the population of Saint Lucia from the physical, social, environmental and economic effects of both natural and 

man-made disasters. 

Its responsibility is to ensure the efficient functioning of preparedness, prevention, mitigation and response actions. The 

main responsibility of the National Emergency Management Organisation is to ensure that the island is in a state of 

readiness at all times to respond to the threats and impacts of hazards. 

9.3 National Hazard Mitigation Council: 

The National Hazard has the following composition: 

Chairman: Minister of Works; 

Deputy Chair: Permanent Secret ary, Ministry of Physical Development; 

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education; 

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health; 

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture; 

Representative of NEMO: the Chairperson of the Emergency Works Committee (Chief Engineer); 

Representative of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry; 

Co-ordinator Crisis Management Unit (Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism); 


The objectives of the NHMC are: 

1. To co-ordinate government programmes for vulnerability reduction. 

2. To foster scientific and engineering endeavours aimed at closing gaps inn knowledge in order to reduce loss of life 

and property. 

3. To develop measures for the assessment, prediction, prevention and mitigation of natural disasters through 

programmes of technical assistance and technology transfer, demonstration projects and education and training, 

tailored to specific hazards and locations and to evaluate the effectiveness of those programmes. 

4. To prepare a National Mitigation Plan for Saint Lucia. 

Additionally, at a meeting of governmental agencies held in November 19th, 1999, the following additional objectives were 

recommended: 

1. That the disaster legislation be reviewed to include mitigation. 

2. That the existing initiatives for the preparation of mitigation plans formulated by the FAO/CDERA and the CHA 

should be reviewed with a view to informing the requirements for carrying forward and co-ordinating work in hazard 

mapping and vulnerability assessments. 

3. That a harmonized template be developed for data collection for mitigation. 

4. That the technical requirements for the production of hazard maps needs to be comprehensively developed. 

Technical Working Group. 

The NHMC set up a Technical Working Group (TWG), which comprises representatives from the following: 

Chair: NEMO 

Deputy Chair: Ministry of Physical Development/Physical Planning Section. 

Ministry of Agriculture 

Fisheries Department 

Forestry Department 

Ministry of Works 

In the period of 24 months the TWG has to liaise with the staff of the NEMO to: 

1. Review the draft disaster legislation to include mitigation. 

2. Review the existing initiatives for the preparation of mitigation plans formulated by the FAO/CDERA and the CHA 

with a view to informing the requirements for carrying forward and co-ordinating work in hazard mapping and 

vulnerability assessments. 

3. Develop a harmonised template for data collection for mitigation 

4. Develop the technical requirements for the production of hazard maps 

5. On a quarterly basis to provide regular maintenance of the equipment. 

6. In the month of May, on an annual basis, provide a review of the Hazard Mitigation Plan as developed by the NHMC. 

7. Collaborate with the relevant agencies such as the Ministry of Public Utilities, Telecommunication Companies, 

OECS Telecom Unit, et., and departments to identify, formulate and institute appropriate systems for defining, 

reviewing, and revising medium and training institution for staff development. 

8. Identify additional training requirements and recommend appropriate training programmes and training institution 

for staff development. 

9. For a five period to be reviewed at the end design appropriate systems for the continuous monitoring of the system. 

All activities related to the conduct of the work of the TWG shall be completed within twenty four (24) calendar months. 

The TWG shall report to the NHMC on a quarterly basis. The NHMC in turn shall forward all reports with comments to the 

Chairperson of the NEMAC or his designated agent. The following reports are required: 

1. An initial report within four weeks of commencement of work by the TWG setting out the preliminary findings with 

a revised work programme. 

2. Quarterly reports on the progress of the work programme 

3. A training programme to enhance the capacity of personnel in Geographic Information Systems. 

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9.4 National Emergency Management Plan. 

The National Emergency Management Plan is designed as the Official Guideline for National Coordination of all resources 

involved in emergency management and is to be referred to in any emergency situation. 

The purpose of this Plan is to outline preparedness, prevention mitigation and response activities to an emergency situation 

associated with natural/man-made disaster or technological incidents on the island. It provides operational concepts 

relating to the various emergency situations, describes the overall responsibilities of the National Emergency Management 

Organisation [NEMO] and the role of all concerned sectors in assisting in minimizing loss of life and suffering. 

It also provides for a rapid response to such disasters through maximum use of Local, National, Regional and International 

resources. Among the plans incorporated in this document are: 

Table 9.1 The Saint Lucia National Emergency Management Plan SLU/NEMP 

Section Subsection Name of section Name of Sub-section 

01 01 The Saint Lucia Nationa 

Emergency Management 

Plan 

02 Policies & Guidelines 

01 Donations and Importation of Relief 

Supplies Policy 

02 Emergency Shelter Management Policy 

03 Emergency Housing Policy 

04 Mitigation Policy 

05 Travel Policy 

06 Adequate Management and Disposal of 

Dead Bodies Policy 

03 National Plans 

01 The Saint Lucia National Hurricane Plan 

02 The Saint Lucia National Earthquake Plan 

03 The Saint Lucia National Volcanic Eruption Plan 

04 The Saint Lucia Oil Spill Contingency Plan 

05 The Saint Lucia Hazard Mitigation Plan 

06 The Saint Lucia Stress Response Team Plan 

04 Sectoral Plans 

01 The Ministry of Communications, Works, 

Transport and Public Utilities Plan 

02 The Saint Lucia National Emergency Health 

Sector Plan 

03 The Hospitality Industry Crisis Management Plan 

04 The Saint Lucia Private Sector Response Plan 

05 Specific Plans 

01 Mass Crowd Events Plan 

02 Plan for Evacuation of Anse La Raye 

03 Mode Plan for the District Disaster Committees in 

Saint Lucia 

04 The Saint Lucia Prison Emergency Plan 

05 The Port Authority Cruise Line Ships Plan 

06 The Saint Lucia Seaports Contingency Plan 


The plan is available on the Internet at: 

http://www.geocities.com/slunemo/files/homepage.htm 

9.5 Mitigation Policy. 

Promoted by CDERA and CDB during in the month of May, 2003, started a process to adapt the CDERA Model Mitigation 

Policy to Saint Lucia’s conditions and to develop a National Hazard Mitigation Policy for Saint Lucia. The policy will include 

a vision, goals, objectives and strategies. The Policy and the Plan will be compatible and congruent with each other. This 

process will finish in December 2003. 

9.6 Hazard Mitigation Projects. 

In post Tropical Storm Debby mitigation planning, the Government undertook a series of special initiatives. The table below 

is a short assessment of the recommendations post TS Debby: 

SECTOR 

AGRICULTURAL/CROP 

DIVERSIFICATION 

REPAIRS TO FEEDER ROADS, SLOPE 

STABILISATION OF THE BARRE DE 

L’ISLE AND WEST COAST ROADS, 

DESILTING AND RETRAINING OF 

MAJOR RIVERS, RECONSTRUCTION OF 

DAMAGED BRIDGES AND CULVERTS 

REPAIRS TO EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 

REPAIRS TO HEALTH FACILITIES 

MANAGUNG AGENCY 

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 

MINISTRY OF WORKS 

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION 

MINISTRY OF HEALTH 

With the advent of the Wave of 1996 these Ministries were again called upon to repeat the actions of two years before. 

CDB Funding. Recently and with funds from the CDB, the following projects have been conducted: 

Improvement of the Drainage Systems in Castries and Anse La Raye. 

This project includes: 

Preparation of detailed designs and tender documents for the execution of the works 

Assisting the Programme Co-ordinator in the pre-qualification of contractors and the evaluation of tenders, including 

preparation of tender reports, and 

Assisting the Programme-Co-ordinator in negotiation of the contracts for the construction works and preparation of 

contract documents. 

The works will start January-February 2004. 

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PART III MITIGATION. 

10.0 MITIGATION GOALS 

10.1 Protection of the general public 

The National Emergency Management Organisation’s fundamental objective is to eliminate or reduce the human loss 

and suffering resulting from natural disasters. This protection extends to both residents and visitors. Other disaster 

planning functions, not strictly considering mitigation, have a substantial role to play in protecting health and safety, 

including warning, evacuation and other response functions. From a mitigation viewpoint, citizens have the right to live 

and work in structures that will be structurally sound in the event of hurricanes, earthquakes or other natural events. 

Moreover, they have the right to be out of harms way, to the extent possible, during disaster events. This implies the 

need for public warning, shelter, and evacuation programs, and the regulation of construction. In addition, NEMO needs 

to encourage safe development practices and to advise on development in high-hazard areas. Of great importance are 

the policies on emergency housing, emergency shelter management, the national emergency management plan and 

the building code soon to be adopted. 

Tropical Storm Debby demonstrated that mariners assume special vital risks in hurricanes, which need to be addressed 

in future mitigation activities and in the Hospitality Industry Crisis Management Plan. 

10.2 Reduction of damage to existing development 

As is evident from the costs of the last four severe weather systems (Allen, Debbie, Lenny and Lili), much development 

is already at substantial risk to natural disasters. Developments are located in hazardous shoreline zones, structures 

have been constructed on top of natural drainage gutters, and many buildings have been constructed in hillside areas 

subject to landslides. An increasing practice is construction too near riverbanks, as such at the slightest swelling of a 

river many persons become severely affected. It is the goal of NEMO, to make the public aware of the threats to 

existing development. Such a goal suggests the possibility of a range of public actions, including, in extreme cases, 

the recommendation of relocation of structures out of high hazard zones and into less hazardous areas. The retrofitting 

of structures to better withstand hurricanes and other hazards, and undertaking certain structural improvements such 

as additional drainage channels to help alleviate existing flooding problems, among others. 

Many actions have been undertaken or proposed in the post- Tropical Storm Debby mitigation activities to support this 

objective. 

10.3 To reduce disaster damages to future development. 

Future growth and development in the island is to be encouraged in ways that do not place people and property at risk. 

It is the objective that developers and planners of all new development be provided with greatly improved information on 

the risks and opportunities in new development areas in order to fully evaluate and manage natural hazards-or where 

development in high hazard areas cannot be avoided that its impacts are minimized. This can be achieved through the 

design of hazard and vulnerability maps. While it is typically quite difficult to correct past mistakes with respect to 

development in hazardous locations, opportunities do exist to direct new development in ways which make it costeffectively 

less vulnerable to natural disasters. In this regard, the building code, soon to be adopted, and its enforcement 

by the authorities, will play a very important role in ensuring that every structure will be hazard resistant. 

10.4 To reduce the extent of damage. 

Just as private development is subject to damage and destruction from natural hazards, so also are public investments. 

Many public investments are vulnerable to natural hazards, including schools, government buildings, roads and streets, 

airports, among many others. These investments can be located and designed in ways that minimize their vulnerability. 

Public roads, for instance, can be located outside of flood plains, or can be elevated above predicted flood levels. Efforts 

can also be made to correct for past mistakes, for instance by retrofitting critical public buildings so that they will better 

withstand earthquakes or other hazards. 


10.5 To reduce public expense for emergency and recovery services required by natural disasters 

There is a direct correlation between hazardous development patterns and the post-disaster emergency and recovery 

expense that must be assumed by the public. If buildings and infrastructure had not been permitted to locate in a flood 

hazard area, for instance there would be little or no need to expend public monies to rebuild and restore them. 

Costs are also incurred by the inability to access critical information in a timely fashion. This goal includes a commitment 

to preserve, protect and promote the use of cost-effective information resources for hazard mitigation. 

10.6 To protect and advance the long term economic prosperity of the Country 

A critical goal, upon which most agree, is the need to protect and enhance the conditions under which the island will 

grow and prosper economically. Tourism is a key element of the local economy and hazard mitigation figures into this 

in several important ways. Firstly, because a healthy tourist economy cannot thrive and grow unless prospective 

tourists perceive the island as a safe place to visit and vacation. A hurricane, a flood, a fire or an earthquake with 

tremendous damage, destruction or loss of life may create a long lasting image that the island is a dangerous and risky 

vacation setting. 

Secondly, the continued viability of the tourist economy depends on the ability to preserve the beauty and natural 

features that attract people in the first place. Obvious elements of this attraction include clean beaches, green vegetated 

hills, and clear blue waters, among many others. Many of the hazard mitigation policies have the additional 

result of protecting these aesthetic and natural features and consequently these other non-hazard goals should be 

considered along with mitigation. For example, an increased shoreline setback, in addition to reducing the risks of 

hurricane and shoreline flooding damage will protect the incredible beauty of the island’s beaches and shoreline upon 

which much of the tourism industry is founded. Mitigating natural hazards will also reduce or eliminate the loss of 

business activity and income that necessarily results while the commercial sector rebuilds following a disaster. Even 

a short period of recovery can translate into a substantial loss of commercial revenue. 

10.7 To ensure an equitable distribution of the risks and the associated costs 

An important mitigation goal is to ensure that there is basic equity in the distribution of natural risks and the costs and 

benefits associated with mitigation programs. It is the case, for instance, those low-income residents by virtue of their 

economic status are at greater risk to flooding, earthquakes and other natural hazards. 

Once mitigation is contemplated, the issue of who should pay for it emerges. Does the goal of equity suggest, for 

instance, that any costs generated from hazard mitigation requirements imposed on new development be assumed by 

this new development (i.e., by the developers, new residents, etc.). To many, this seems equitable because these 

mitigation costs are in fact created by the new development. 

Insurance is a major tool for redistributing risk. A goal of this plan is to work proactively with the insurance industry to 

ensure that insurance contribute positively to equitable and effective responses to hazard mitigation. Among the tools 

that need to be considered are programs that provide incentive fees for incorporating mitigation activities in existing and 

future developments. The sharing of the risk is another area in which insurance companies can come together to 

provide coverage in areas too risky to be handled by one company. 

10.8 To reduce the liability for loss of life and property from natural hazards 

An important goal behind much hazard mitigation is the need to reduce or eliminate the country's liability for private 

and public damages and loss of life. 

This line of reasoning suggests the need for the State to assume a very conservative and cautious posture with 

respect to natural hazards preventing where possible any unnecessary exposure. 

Again, this can be achieved through detailed hazard and vulnerability maps. 

Again, this can be achieved through detailed hazard and vulnerability maps. 

10.9 To protect the natural environment 

An important goal, consistent with and complementary to natural hazard mitigation is the protection of the natural 

environment. Development pressures and neglect have substantially damaged many important elements of the natural 

environment, and threaten continued destruction in the future. Many of these features, such as wetlands and mangroves, 

serve to naturally mitigate or minimize hazards. Development impacts on the environment in several ways, 

including: 

Injection of pollutants into the environment such as fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides commonly used for lawns 

and agriculture; 

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Again, this can be achieved through detailed hazard and vulnerability maps; 

Over-exploiting natural resources such as using sand for construction, or over fishing the reef fisheries; 

On the other hand, some efforts to mitigate natural hazards can have negative impacts on the natural environment. 

Construction of major flood control projects, for instance, intended to correct perennial flooding problems in specific 

areas, may have negative water quality and flooding impacts on mangroves and other resources which ultimately 

receive these redirected flood waters. Thus, there is a direct and close relationship between hazard mitigation and 

natural resource protection. The island’s natural resource base is crucial to the future of the area’s economy and 

should be carefully considered in any mitigation program or policy. 

Environmental Impact Assessments and the implementation of mitigation measures are of extreme importance in the 

protection of the environment. 

11.0 Mitigation Priorities 

11.1 Priorities. 

Thus far, the Plan has identified the following critical hazards: wind damage from hurricanes, inland flooding, coastal 

flooding (including the long-term effects of global climate change), earthquake, volcanic eruptions and fire. This section 

of the Plan will identify major activities (research, planning, training, and project implementation) keyed to the four major 

hazard mitigation measures: 

Monitoring, data and information; 

Standards and enforcement; 

Reconstruction; 

New construction; 

The following matrix identifies how the general priority areas discussed below, fit into this general framework. It should 

be emphasized that this plan deals at a level of generality above individual projects. It identifies priorities that might be 

addressed by one or more projects, or a project could be designed to address two or more priorities. 

Table 11.1. Priority Mitigation Measures. 

Hazards Monitoring, Data and Standards and Re-construct and New Construction 

Information Enforcement operation 

Hurricane Implement GIS for Adopt a building Cleaning and Intro code 

critical areas, damages code channeling program 

and resources Incentive insurance 

Inland Flood Floodplain mapping Incentive insurance Cleaning and Assess the 

channeling program performance of post 

Increased availability 

of floodplain and Planning on a water Wave 1997 drainage 

damage maps shed basis according systems 

to floodplain 

boundaries and 

elevations 

Coastal Flood Identify map and Incentive insurance Cleaning and Assess the 

monitor critical channeling program performance of post 

natural areas Planning on a flood tropical storm Debby 

plain basis and Wave 1997 

Increased availability 

drainage systems 

of floodplain and Research disaster 

damage maps response for yachts 

Earthquakes Development of Building code Relocation and Construction according 

earthquake scenarios enactment and Retrofitting to building code 


enforcement 

Volcanic Design of disaster Planning according According to Construction according 

eruptions scenarios. to hazard areas events and scenarios. to hazard areas 

Identification of 

hazard zones 

Fire Create fire Adopt a building Increased inspection Intro of code 

and damage maps code 

Incentive insurance 

12.0 Mitigation Activities 

12.1 General Mitigation Measures. 

Identification and Mapping of Hazardous and Vulnerable Areas. 

Mitigation activities cannot be totally effective if we do not know the characteristics of a specific hazard and the 

delimitation of specific vulnerable areas; hence the importance of mapping vulnerable areas to specific hazards. 

These maps are extremely important for the for the identification, planning. Execution and evaluation of structural and 

non-structural mitigation measures: structures, retrofitting, land development, insurance, etc. 

Recommendation: The National Hazard Mitigation Council will identify the areas vulnerable to hurricane 

impact (rainfall and wind), floods (delimitation and elevation), earthquakes, landslides and fires. Maps have 

to be designed showing the hazard characteristics (when applicable) the extent of damage and the delimitation 

of the impacted areas. 

New Development Must Not Increase Vulnerability 

This is a basic ingredient of any hazard mitigation program that should be established as a basic premise of the 

enforcement process and later code enforcement. The level of legal protection which currently exists may be sufficient 

to increase public and private security from hazards, if the inspectors and other enforcement agents are trained and 

supported in the application of the existing laws, and if that process is based on clearly understood principles. 

Recommendation: 

The Ministry of Physical Development should ensure that new development does not increase vulnerability. 

Public Facilities Should Decrease Vulnerability 

In application, this policy can be used to support added facilities in public buildings so that they become reliable public 

shelters during and after a disaster or to build redundant infrastructure to increase reliability or to build a higher construction 

standard to offer increased security and decreased damage during a disaster. 

High Density Development Should Be Located in Areas of Relatively Low Hazard Vulnerability 

The previous analysis has identified high-density development as a major element in vulnerability. This policy simply 

suggests managing density by paying special attention to high-density developments and cluster developments. These 

developments should be located in areas of relatively low risk. This policy can be implemented by increasing information 

available to developers and builders, and by training public agencies that have access to information on relative 

hazards of development alternatives to be more aggressive in sharing this information with the public. 

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12.2 Hazard Mitigation for New Development 

Hazard mitigation for new development can substantially decrease the vulnerability areas to hazards over the long term. 

These priorities all include the four main general mitigation measures mentioned in 12.1 above: 

Identification and Mapping of Hazardous and Vulnerable Areas; 

New Development Must Not Increase Vulnerability; 

Public Buildings Should Decrease Vulnerability; 

Locate High Density Development in Areas of Relatively Low Hazard Vulnerability; 

Implement Priorities for New Development 

Recommendation 

A building code for the island must be adopted and enforced 

At various times in Saint Lucia’s history building codes have been proposed, written, and edited. Such a document can 

be a major advance for disaster mitigation and would offer considerable increase in long-term cost savings from future 

disasters at modest current increases in construction costs. 

In 1997 a Draft Building Code was circulated for comment. Upon adoption the following schedule should be considered: 

For existing buildings: 90 % Compliance with the code within 5 years of its adoption; 

For existing buildings: 100 % Compliance with the code within 10 years of its adoption; 

For New buildings: Immediate compliance with the code; 


The Utility Companies should investigate a number of energy efficient steps needed to be implemented to 

reduce dependence on the public power system in future disasters. 

Among the new options that need to be encouraged, promoted or specified for new construction are: 

Requiring manual water pumps (gravity-feed systems, pitcher pumps or yacht-type pumps could be used) in kitchens 

and bathrooms for easier access to cistern water; 

Incentives for shutters; 

Incentives for back-up or passive solar systems for water heating and possibly low level lighting or fan applications; 

Solar panels for cellular phones and newer personal communications devices; 

Research other incentives for other feasible alternative energy systems. 

Improved insurance programs will be essential to maintaining the confidence of residents and especially new investors. 

Research and Plan for New Development 


The National Emergency Management Office together with the Ministry of Physical Development and Ministry 

of Agriculture should identify priority measures for hazard mitigation measures relating to surface and 

groundwater resources. 

For these purposes, the Water Resource Management Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture has the National Water Policy. 


The National Emergency Management Office, Ministry of Physical Development, Ministry of Agriculture and 


the Ministry of Finance should study construction and development permitting activities (Coastal Zone, earth 

change, occupancy, etc.) to determine if consolidation and streamlining of the permitting process can be 

combined with improved mitigation incentives. By highlighting accountability, it should be possible to 

combine efficiency with improved protection of vital public interests. 

Among the issues to be studied would be: 

Standards for subdivision regulation, storm water management, etc.; 

Density management, including bonuses for clustering in new developments; 

Enforcing of setbacks or buffer zones; 

Protect natural mitigation features; 

Introduction of building standards as they affect permits processing. 


The Inland Revenue Department should investigate the need for a study of new real estate tax schedules 

that might be used to promote hazard mitigation as a complement to the insurance rate reforms. 

Train and Build Institutional Capacity for New Development 

The adoption of new building codes makes more acute the need for a long-range training and development program 

for those who will use the codes: inspectors, other public officials, private architects, draftsmen, developers and 

builders. 


The Ministry of Physical Development should build its capacity to incorporate new hazard mapping and 

improved understanding of dynamic hazard processes into Coastal Zone permitting and other major permit 

programs. 


Cumulative hazards mapping should be a priority concern for NEMO. These cumulative hazards would 

include issues ranging from geologic studies for landslide potential, land use/sedimentation rates, to longterm 

impacts on coasts resulting from the deterioration of fringing reefs. 

12.3 Retrofitting of Public and Private Structures 

Retrofitting public and private structures can substantially decrease the vulnerability of structures to hazards over a 

much shorter term. These priorities presented below all are congruent with the main general mitigation measures 

mentioned in 12.1, above. 

Identification and Mapping of Hazardous and Vulnerable Areas; 

New Development Must Not Increase Vulnerability; 

Public Buildings Should Decrease Vulnerability; 

Locate High Density Development in Areas of Relatively Low Hazard Vulnerability. 

Among the strategies to be considered for public facilities are: 

Design changes; 

Retrofitting community facilities; 

Hazard-proofing new community facilities to enhance survivability and to improve utility as public shelters; 

Improved siting standards to avoid hazards. 

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Retrofit Public and Private Structures 

These projects can be ongoing, and added resources may be directed to address many of the most acute infrastructural 

problems leading to flood damages. Priorities include: 

Rebuilding public structures and facilities above the new construction standards to meet the policy of using public 

facilities to reduce vulnerability; 

Adding facilities to existing public structures such as baths and first aid rooms for improved secure shelter facilities; 

Building redundant critical facilities, such as communications systems; 

Improve the resistance of utilty and communications facilities; 

Equipping facilities with back-up power and water systems. 


The Electrical Power Company (LUCELEC) should build back-up power systems, including a study of the 

feasibility of alternative power sources to keep critical facilities operating in the face of prolonged power 

losses and flooding. 


The Electrical Power Company (LUCELEC) should design a series of incentives to encourage people to apply 

feasible low-energy solutions that will significantly enhance their ability to survive and prosper in the aftermath 

of a disaster. 

Research and Plan to Retrofit Public and Private Structures 

Protection of hospitals is a special concern given extensive damages that have occurred to the hospitals in recent 

disasters (VH - Fire, Golden Hope and Soufriére Hospitals - Wave of ’96). Hospital Administrators, Ministry of Health 

together with LUCELEC Authorities will need to discuss emergency power supplies. Also to be considered by Health 

Authorities are double roof systems, improved anchoring and ensuring access to supplies of repair materials to hasten 

restoration of services. 


The retrofitting project started by OAS and executed by the National Research and Development Foundation 

and the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College should be continued on a wider scale. 


The Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Finance will explore a new OAS initiative aimed at public 

buildings. 

Retrofitting options need to be studied for storm proofing the Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO) water distribution 

systems. 


Mitigation priorities should include priorities for protecting and upgrading of public and private structures in 

areas of National Historic Importance while incorporating design features that extend and enhance the appearance 

of the area/structure. 

Engineering studies of school facilities will identify options for the improvement of schools to protect essential services 

and shelter facilities, while applying less stringent and costly standards to non-critical areas such as walkways and 

basic classrooms. 



There is a priority need for the WASCO in collaboration with LUCELEC to provide a new assessment of the 

current flood-proof status of the sewage treatment and in-take plants with a plan detailing the benefits and 

costs of upgrading these facilities. This study of alternatives will include cost/benefit calculations for the use 

of alternative energy systems to power these critical distribution systems. 

This study should feed directly to the implementation priority above. This study will also include the costs and feasibility 

of consolidating multiple smaller sewerage systems. 

Train and Build Capacity to Retrofit Public and Private Structures 

There is currently no government-wide facilities planning function within the Government. Coordinated facilities planning 

create the possibility for much more effective hazard mitigation than the individual, uncoordinated actions of a dozen or 

more departments and agencies on three islands. A high priority is accorded to building a government-wide facility 

planning capability. 

The adoption of a building code and construction standards for public and private construction would create the need for 

a long-range training and institutional development program for those who will use the codes-both public officials and 

private architects, draftsmen, developers and builders. There is a need for a professional development strategy for a 

new code, and other aspects of permitting and application processing for development related activities. 

Other activities 

The study of new technologies and configurations to ensure more reliable telephone service in the event of a disaster is 

a major priority, made much more feasible by recent advances in fiber optic, cable and other communications 

technologies. 

Mooring systems and hurricane warning response systems for boats and marinas need to be studied to determine 

basic hazard mitigation steps to be taken for this sector. Given the possibility of high loss of life and the high environmental 

impacts of grounding and recovery activities in the coastal areas, this is a high priority. 

Watershed planning activities for mitigation of disaster effects and pollution effects of natural hazards, such as 

increased sediment loads and pesticide runoff are a priority for hazard mitigation. 

12.4. Research, Technical Assistance, Training and Education. 

This plan takes a strong position that a major focus of the Hazard Mitigation Plan should be based on empowering 

individuals by providing them with improved and more accessible information about hazards. There are a variety of 

natural hazard research issues that need to be developed and translated into information products or educational tools 

that can be applied to hazard mitigation. 

Implement to Disseminate Information 


The skills of the Folk Research Centre should be harnessed in the dissemination of information. 


The National Emergency Management Office with the assistance of the Government Information Service 

and the Ministry of Physical Development need to actively publicize “Best and Worst Construction Practices” 

The private press can implement this priority, with only technical guidance from Government Offices. The point of this 

exercise should be that the purchaser can actively exercise control over the hazard mitigation capabilities of his own 

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property, regardless of the formal (minimal) capabilities defined by nominal building standards. 


The National Emergency Management Office with the assistance of the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College 

need to involve the private sector and the research and development community in the development of 

concrete research proposals. 

Some of the obvious topics of concern (with a special eye to the lessons of TS Debby and Wave of ’96) include: 

Detailed studies of roofing materials and construction systems, which seem to have failed under severe weather 

conditions; 

Micro-models of “tornado” generation or wind funneling effects in the valleys, as a guide to improved structure siting; 

Re-evaluation of the cost/benefit function of hardened waterfront bulkheads; 

Methods to minimize “fratricide” among boats in crowded anchorage; 

Restudy “life-cycle costs” of major development and infrastructure programs, in the light of recent damages; 

Studies of improved methods for ensuring better compliance with established standards-creating incentives for better 

enforcement; 

Establish or analyze the results of beach, mangrove and salt-pond monitoring programs; 

Location of landslide hazards, information currently exists concerning the identification of regions or sites most 

susceptible to landslides however with each incident involving rain new sites emerge; 

Tsunami construction and mitigation standards; 

A large training and communication element to communicate the lessons learned by these researches. 

It is especially important that these studies and dissemination activities be applied by individuals and agencies with 

intimate knowledge of the conditions of small tropical islands in general and Saint Lucia specifically. Too many studies 

waste too much money teaching the researchers the reality of life in small islands. 


The National Emergency Management Office must assist with the protection of libraries and government 

archives as a special priority for Saint Lucia for its unique history, culture and natural environment. 

Archival materials are extremely important for effective management of hazard mitigation activities. In the past, and 

continuing; disaster response and recovery activities have been retarded because of the inability to locate essential 

public records, reports or studies. This problem has been especially acute with the destruction of many key Offices. A 

high priority should be placed on building and protecting repositories of public records including those backup and 

ancillary collections maintained by non-governmental organizations. 

The National Emergency Management Office has held preliminary consultations with Agencies involved in this area and 

with further meetings pending the following has emerged: 

The need for a group insurance policy coverage. Many of the items are priceless and irreplaceable and thus 

premiums are high, however insurance coverage will allow for the sourcing of copies; 

The need for a disaster management plan. The Museum Association of the Caribbean (MAC) has developed a model 

plan. This has been circulated with supporting data to agencies with such responsibilities; 

Plan and Research to Disseminate Information 


Special environmental monitoring should be conducted for the sites entrusted to the Saint Lucia National 

Trust and the Archaeological and Historical Society. 


These studies will help to assess both storm effects and the interaction of environmental stress and long-term damages 

to environmental resources that are known to mitigate disaster effects. 

Train and Build Capacity to Disseminate Information 

The present lack of public access to geographic information is a major on-going problem in discussing and planning 

mitigation. GIS efforts in the Saint Lucia, though recent is progressing at an acceptable rate. 

Cost recovery based on the economies of scale possible for a centralized data facility (e.g. Survey and Mapping Unit) 

will permit data and map products to be made available at reasonable cost, while permitting full funding of an effective 

center. 

Plan and Research for Hazard Warnings 

The National Emergency Management Office together with the Met Services, Ministry of Education and the Chamber of 

Commerce has been studying the adequacy of warnings to determine if they were adequate. A revised system has 

been proposed see Appendix A. 

12.5 Financing Issues 

Finance Hazard Mitigation 

There is a need for new Private-Public Partnerships for hazard mitigation. This plan is based on the proposition that 

government is the junior partner in league with business for development. Only when business can actively pursue its 

development goals can government secure the funding to support services necessary to promote the welfare of all. At 

the same time, even as a junior partner, government brings special capabilities to the partnership. This is especially 

true in the case of hazard mitigation, where government is at the nexus of an enormous web of information and recovery 

and mitigation resources that can be used to promote the welfare of all. 

Train and Build Capacity to Finance Hazard Mitigation 

A major constraint on mitigation management in the aftermath of a natural hazard is the inability to estimate economic 

and Government fiscal effects resulting from the loss of economic resources and tourist markets. There is a priority to 

implement economic and fiscal forecasting models. 

National Emergency Management Office, in association with a variety of non-governmental resources and private sector 

organizations, is committed to an open dialogue with the business and development communities to maintain the best 

possible use of hazard mitigation information and resources throughout the island. As part of the mitigation program 

National Emergency Management Office intends to seek active partnerships with private groups to promote information 

exchange and technical assistance. 

13.0 Database Management And Maintenance 

NEMO is responsible for maintaining the database of hazards and the NHMC is responsible for hazard mitigation 

information. As mentioned previously, there is a special need for archiving and library functions, in part because of the 

many unique institutional and natural environmental conditions of the island. 

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) resources will be maintained by the Ministry of Planning. 

14.0 Conclusions 

Saint Lucia and her sister states are confronted with a variety of serious natural hazards. The island is also confronted 

with growth and development pressures which, if not carefully managed could result in even greater numbers of people 

and properties being vulnerable to natural hazards. In addition, in order to further promote and develop its tourism-based 

economy, Saint Lucia needs to maintain an attractive and safe environment for visitors. 

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This Mitigation Plan is a first and an important step in addressing a comprehensive and sustainable manner the natural 

hazard problem. It is important to view hazard mitigation planning as a continuous and ongoing process. 

Consequently, this Plan will be reviewed annually and updated accordingly. New programs and policies may need to be 

added, and mitigation priorities may change. As a result of such changes, long-term mitigation measures may rise in 

importance and may be reclassified as short-term priority actions. The reverse may also occur. At each annual review 

a status or progress assessment will be prepared for each identified policy or program. Where a short-term priority 

measure has not been achieved the reasons for such will be identified and proposals formulated to overcome these 

difficulties. 

The National Hazard Mitigation Council will have the primary responsibility for the co-ordination and evaluation of 

mitigation activities. It is important that agencies become acquainted with this Mitigation Plan and work to incorporate 

its elements into day-to-day decision making. These agencies should also be intimately involved in the annual update 

and progress report. 


APPENDIX A 

DISASTERS EXPERIENCED BY SAINT LUCIA 

October 11, 1780 - Hurricane strikes - 2,000 dead, every bridge on island collapsed 

August 11, 1831 - Hurricane strikes - 1 dead 

October 14, 1844 - Riots in Castries 

July - Oct., 1854 - Cholera outbreak (est.) 1,500 dead 

October 3, 1894 - Gales and floods 

September 10/11, 1898 - Cyclone strikes 

February 16, 1909 - Earthquake measuring 7.0 

October 26, 1923 - Storm strikes 

May 14/15 1927 - Castries Fire - 17 blocks burnt 

February 24, 1935 - MV George overturned - 41 persons drown 

February 13, 1937 - Sinking of the May Rose - 12 persons drown 

November 21/22, 1938 - Ravine Poisson Landslide - 100 dead 

June 19/20, 1948 - Castries Town Fire - 2,300 homeless 

March 19, 1953 - Earthquake measuring 7.5 

June 9, 1955 - Soufriére Town Fire - 2,000 homeless 

March 25, 1957 - Labour unrest at Cul de Sac, Dennery and Roseau 

July 10, 1960 - Hurricane Abby causes landslides at Fond St Jacques - 6 dead 

September 20, 1972 - Earthquake measuring 3.7 

October 29, 1973 - Plane Crash at 2,000 ft on Mt Gimie - 3 dead 

June 24, 1979 - Riots in Castries, majority of shop windows smashed 

August 4, 1980 - Hurricane Allen - EC$250 million in damage/9 dead 

November 30, 1981 - Guyana DC6B crashes at Vigie Airport 

September 1989 - Swarm of Locusts arrive in Saint Lucia 

May 19, 1990 - Earthquake measuring 4.5 

October 7, 1993 - Civil unrest by banana farmers at Dennery 2 shot dead 

September 9/10, 1994 - Tropical Storm Debby - EC$230 million in damage/4 dead 

October 8, 1995 - Earthquake measuring 4.3 

October 19 - 30, 1995 - Oil Spill in Cul de Sac Bay 

February 1, 1996 - Fire at Victoria Hospital 

February 11, 1996 - Fire at Patterson’s Gap 10 families displaced 

October 26, 1996 - Tropical Wave EC$12 million in damage 

October 21, 1998 - Tropical Wave - 1 dead 

November, 1999. Hurricane Lenny. 

September 22, 2002.- Tropical Storm. Lili. 

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APPENDIX B 

ABBREVIATIONS USED 

CDERA - Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency 

EOC 

Emergency Operations Center 

ESM - Emergency Site Manager 

GIS - Geographical Information Systems 

HAZMAT 

Hazardous Material 

LUCELEC - Saint Lucia Electric Company 

NEOC - National Emergency Operations Center 

NEMAC - National Emergency Management Council 

NEMO - National Emergency Management Organisation 

NHMC - National Hazard Mitigation Council 

OECS - Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. 

PM 

Prime Minister 

SITREP 

Situation Report 

SOP 

Standing Operating Procedures 

TS - Tropical Storm 

WASCO - Water and Sewerage Company 

WB - The World Bank 


SECTORS TO BE CONSULTED IN 2003 CONSULTATION 

NEMO: Unions: Christian Associations: 

1. National Chairmen of NEMO (11 members) 1. Saint Lucia Teachers Association Saint Lucia Christian Council 

2. District Chairmen of NEMO (18 members) 2. Principal Associations SDA - Relief Agency 

3. Director of NEMO 3. Saint Lucia Civil Service Association CARITAS Antilles 

4. Deputy Director of NEMO 

5. National Emergency Management Council 

(NEMAC) 

6. Government Liaison officers (20) 

7. Community Development Officers (18) 

Private Sector: Associations: Authorities: 

1. Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO) 1. Chamber of Commerce 1. National Conservation Authority 

2. Saint Lucia Electricity Services (LUCELEC) 2. Chamber of Agriculture 2. Saint Lucia Solid Waste 

Management Authority. 

3. Small Contractors 

3. Telecommunication Companies: 

Cable and Wireless 

4. Digicel 4. Medical & Dental Association 

5. ATT 5. Saint Lucia Association of Architects 

6. Saint Lucia Banana Corporation 6. Saint Lucia Association of Engineers 

7. Tropical Quality Fruits 7. Saint Lucia Association of Information Service Groups: 

8. JQ Resource Services 1. Rotary 

9. Julian’s 8. Saint Lucia Town and Country Planning 2. Kiwanis 

Association 

3. Lions 

9. Saint Lucia Media Association 4. Toastmasters 

10. Saint Lucia Hotel Tourism Association 

Government Ministries/Agencies:\ Regional Organisations: NGO’s: 

1. Prime Minister’s Office 1. Organisation of American States 1. National Council of Disabled 

2. Ministry of Physical Development, 2. Caribbean Disaster Emergency 2. National Council of Senior 

Environment and Housing. Response Agency. Citizens (Club 60)3. 

3. Ministry of Communications, 3. Organisation of Eastern Caribbean 3. Insurance Council 

Works, Transport and Public Utilities States. 4. Saint Lucia Red Cross 4. 

Ministry of Health 3. OECS/NRMU. 5. Saint Lucia National Trust 

5. Ministry of Education 4. Caribbean Development Bank 6. Saint Lucia National Archives 

6. Ministry for External Affairs 5. Office of Foreign Disaster 7. Folk Research Centre 

7. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Assistance(OFDA) 8. National Research and 

and Fisheries 6. Caribbean Electric Utility Services Development Foundation 

8. Ministry of Public Service Corporation (CARILEC). 9. St. John’s Ambulance. 

9. Ministry of Tourism 10. Saint Lucia Animal Protection 

10.Ministry of Local Government Society. 

11.Government Information Service 

11. Archaeological and Historical 

12.Attorney General’s Chambers 

13.Met Office 

14.Saint Lucia Fire Department 

15.Royal Saint Lucia Police Force 

16.Library Services 

17.Saint Lucia Tourist Board 

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Hazard Mitigation Council Policy Development National Project 

Committee Members: Implementation Committee 

(NPIC) 

1. Minister of Works Chairman 1. CPC Consultant. 1.Mr. Herbert Regis Ministry of 

2. Deputy Chair Permanent 2. Ministry of Education* Communications 

Secretary, Ministry of Physical 3. LUCELEC* 2.Mr. Peter Calderon Ministry of 

Development 4. Sustainable Development Communications 

3. Permanent, Secretary Ministry Unit.* 3.Dr. Mc Donald Chase Ministry of Health 

of Education 5. NEMO* 4.Mr. Fillan Nicholas SALCC 

4. Permanent Secretary, Ministry 6. Ministry of Agriculture* 5.Mr. Vaughn Charles Ministry of 

of Health. 7. Ministry of Physical Agriculture – Fisheries Dept. 

5. Permanent Secretary, Ministry Development* 6.Mr. Michael Bob Ministry of Agriculture 

of Agriculture. 8. Institute of Construction – Forestry Dept. 

6. Chairperson. Emergency 9. Saint Lucia Port Authority* 7.Mr. Julius Polius Mnistry of Agriculture 

Works Committee. 10.Poverty Reduction Fund – Agriculture Dept. 

7. Representative Chamber of 8.Mr. Sylvester Chastanet Ministry of 

Commerce. * Already mentioned in the Agriculture – Field Scientist 

8. Coordinator. Crisis Management NPIC or in a previous category. 9.Mr. Trevor Louisy/Victor Emmanuel 

Unit. LUCELEC 

10.Ms. Tanya Warner Ministry of Tourism 

11.Ms. Rosemarie Harris GIS 

12.Mr. Daune Heholt Ministry of Physical 

Development 

13.Ms. Cynthia Oulah Ministry of Physical 

Development 

14.Ms. Judith Ephraim Ministry of Physical 

Development 

15.Ms. Joanna Raynolds Ministry of Physical 

Development 

16.Mr. Laurinus Lesfloris Saint Lucia Solid 

Waste Management Authority 

17.Ms. Diane Smith Insurance Council of 

Saint Lucia 

18.Mr. Bonaventure Jn Baptiste Ministry of 

Education 

19.Mrs. Venesta Moses-Felix Documentation 

Centre 

20.Mr. Martin Renee The Institute of 

Construction (Saint Lucia) 

21.Mr. Trevor Bristol Chamber of Commerce 

Insurance & Agencies 

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